diff --git a/config/gitlab.yml.example b/config/gitlab.yml.example
index da6d4005da66cf059d57e3e99989f635b0015874..7725fa34031ab56979c024a780d5e18958a3fc9c 100644
--- a/config/gitlab.yml.example
+++ b/config/gitlab.yml.example
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 #
 ###########################  NOTE  #####################################
 # This file should not receive new settings. All configuration options #
-# that do not require an application restart are being moved to        #
-# ApplicationSetting model!                                            #
+* are being moved to ApplicationSetting model!                         #
+# If a setting requires an application restart say so in that screen.  #
 # If you change this file in a Merge Request, please also create       #
 # a MR on https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/omnibus-gitlab/merge_requests  #
 ########################################################################