diff --git a/htaccess.sample b/htaccess.sample
index 1b7701609e..fa09b30f6d 100644
--- a/htaccess.sample
+++ b/htaccess.sample
@@ -1,14 +1,17 @@
 <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
   RewriteEngine On
 
-  # NOTE: change this to your actual StatusNet path; may be "/".
-  # http://example.com/        => /
-  # http://example.com/mublog/ => /mublog/
-
+  # NOTE: change this to your actual StatusNet base URL path,
+  # minus the domain part:
+  #
+  #   http://example.com/        => /
+  #   http://example.com/mublog/ => /mublog/
+  #
   RewriteBase /mublog/
 
   ## Uncomment these if having trouble with API authentication
   ## when PHP is running in CGI or FastCGI mode.
+  #
   #RewriteCond %{HTTP:Authorization} ^(.*)
   #RewriteRule ^(.*) - [E=HTTP_AUTHORIZATION:%1]