diff --git a/docs/SNAPTELD_CONFIGURATION.md b/docs/SNAPTELD_CONFIGURATION.md
index aff7afc5d..d6b1c9269 100644
--- a/docs/SNAPTELD_CONFIGURATION.md
+++ b/docs/SNAPTELD_CONFIGURATION.md
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ The control section contains settings for configuring the Control module within
 ```yaml
 control:
   # auto_discover_path sets the directory(s) to auto load plugins and tasks on
-  # the start of the snap daemon. This can be a comma separated list of directories.
+  # the start of the snap daemon. This can be a colon separated list of directories.
   auto_discover_path: /opt/snap/plugins:/opt/snap/tasks
 
   # cache_expiration sets the time interval for the plugin cache to use before
diff --git a/examples/configs/snap-config-sample.yaml b/examples/configs/snap-config-sample.yaml
index 9bc087452..c3c832e52 100644
--- a/examples/configs/snap-config-sample.yaml
+++ b/examples/configs/snap-config-sample.yaml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ gomaxprocs: 2
 # control module of snapteld.
 control:
   # auto_discover_path sets the directory(s) to auto load plugins and tasks on
-  # the start of the snap daemon. This can be a comma separated list of directories.
+  # the start of the snap daemon. This can be a colon separated list of directories.
   auto_discover_path: /opt/snap/plugins:/opt/snap/tasks
 
   # cache_expiration sets the time interval for the plugin cache to use before