diff --git a/conduit-example.toml b/conduit-example.toml
index 74cbb074..8e07c6bb 100644
--- a/conduit-example.toml
+++ b/conduit-example.toml
@@ -51,10 +51,11 @@ allow_federation = true
 enable_lightning_bolt = true
 
 # Servers listed here will be used to gather public keys of other servers.
+# Defaults to matrix.org if not provided.
 # Generally, copying this exactly should be enough. (Currently, Conduit doesn't
 # support batched key requests, so this list should only contain Synapse
 # servers.)
-trusted_servers = ["matrix.org"]
+# trusted_servers = ["matrix.org"]
 
 #max_concurrent_requests = 100 # How many requests Conduit sends to other servers at the same time