diff --git a/pandora_server/conf/pandora_server.conf.new b/pandora_server/conf/pandora_server.conf.new
index 8bc4010ac4..7aacaa11d6 100644
--- a/pandora_server/conf/pandora_server.conf.new
+++ b/pandora_server/conf/pandora_server.conf.new
@@ -78,8 +78,9 @@ dbhost 127.0.0.1
 
 verbosity 3
 
-# Master Server, 1 if master server (normal mode), 0 for slave mode (slave in multi-server setup)
-
+# Master Server priority. The running server with the highest master value will
+# be the master. Ties are broken at random.  If set to 0, this server will
+# never become master.
 master 1
 
 # Activate Pandora SNMP console (depending on snmptrapd)