diff --git a/doc/sample.nanorc.in b/doc/sample.nanorc.in
index 60a254b7b621db0128aca36b7882c341a02e00c7..3c1e4d9665a9f916bd6d5d35274650f8247abc67 100644
--- a/doc/sample.nanorc.in
+++ b/doc/sample.nanorc.in
@@ -196,8 +196,8 @@
 # set wordchars "<_>."
 
 
-## Paint the interface elements of nano.
-## These are examples; by default there are no colors.
+## Paint the interface elements of nano.  These are examples;
+## by default there are no colors, except for errorcolor.
 # set titlecolor brightwhite,blue
 # set statuscolor brightwhite,green
 # set errorcolor brightwhite,red