diff --git a/conduwuit-example.toml b/conduwuit-example.toml
index e6a30740..1edb7e0e 100644
--- a/conduwuit-example.toml
+++ b/conduwuit-example.toml
@@ -586,10 +586,9 @@
 #allow_unstable_room_versions = true
 
 # Default room version continuwuity will create rooms with.
-#
 # Note that this has to be a string since the room version is a string
-# rather than an integer. Using an integer without the quotes will make
-# the server fail on startup!
+# rather than an integer. Forgetting the quotes will make the server fail
+# to start!
 #
 # Per spec, room version "11" is the default.
 #
diff --git a/src/core/config/mod.rs b/src/core/config/mod.rs
index fbb29357..c60d3115 100644
--- a/src/core/config/mod.rs
+++ b/src/core/config/mod.rs
@@ -703,10 +703,13 @@ pub struct Config {
 	pub allow_unstable_room_versions: bool,
 
 	/// Default room version continuwuity will create rooms with.
+	/// Note that this has to be a string since the room version is a string
+	/// rather than an integer. Forgetting the quotes will make the server fail
+	/// to start!
 	///
-	/// Per spec, room version 11 is the default.
+	/// Per spec, room version "11" is the default.
 	///
-	/// default: 11
+	/// default: "11"
 	#[serde(default = "default_default_room_version")]
 	pub default_room_version: RoomVersionId,