diff --git a/config-sample.ini b/config-sample.ini
index 8393c8725..7829089b1 100644
--- a/config-sample.ini
+++ b/config-sample.ini
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [General]
-# Instance name can be used to distinguish between different instances
+# Instance name can be used to distinguish between different instances using backend api.getInstanceName()
 instanceName=
 
 # set to true to allow using Trilium without authentication (makes sense for server build only, desktop build doesn't need password)