diff --git a/htaccess.sample b/htaccess.sample
index e816804005..85698c2c59 100644
--- a/htaccess.sample
+++ b/htaccess.sample
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 RewriteEngine On
 
+# NOTE: change this to your actual Laconica path; may be "/".
+
+RewriteBase /mublog/
+
 RewriteRule ^$ index.php?action=public [L,QSA]
 RewriteRule ^rss$ index.php?action=publicrss [L,QSA]
 RewriteRule ^xrds$ index.php?action=publicxrds [L,QSA]