diff --git a/config/config.sample.php b/config/config.sample.php
index 185473ea6c7c8..48189e067c199 100644
--- a/config/config.sample.php
+++ b/config/config.sample.php
@@ -1906,7 +1906,9 @@
  * where the default `datadirectory` is on network disk like NFS, or is otherwise
  * restricted. Defaults to the value of `datadirectory` if unset.
  *
- * The Web server user must have write access to this directory.
+ * If set, the value MUST be located _outside_ of the installation directory of Nextcloud and
+ * writable by the Web server user.
+ *
  */
 'updatedirectory' => '',