diff --git a/docker/lemmy.hjson b/docker/lemmy.hjson
index 49138d0ae..a5d131223 100644
--- a/docker/lemmy.hjson
+++ b/docker/lemmy.hjson
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
   }
 #  # optional: email sending configuration
 #  email: {
-#    # hostname of the smtp server
+#    # hostname and port of the smtp server
 #    smtp_server: ""
 #    # login name for smtp server
 #    smtp_login: ""
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@
 #    smtp_password: ""
 #    # address to send emails from, eg "noreply@your-instance.com"
 #    smtp_from_address: ""
+#    # whether or not smtp connections should use tls
+#    use_tls: true
 #  }
 }