diff --git a/crates/nu-utils/src/default_files/scaffold_config.nu b/crates/nu-utils/src/default_files/scaffold_config.nu
index 47efe76110..10d014df15 100644
--- a/crates/nu-utils/src/default_files/scaffold_config.nu
+++ b/crates/nu-utils/src/default_files/scaffold_config.nu
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@
 # (or import) custom commands, or run any other startup tasks.
 # See https://www.nushell.sh/book/configuration.html
 #
-# This file is loaded after env.nu and before login.nu
+# Nushell sets "sensible defaults" for most configuration settings, 
+# so your `config.nu` only needs to override these defaults if desired.
 #
 # You can open this file in your default editor using:
-# config nu
+#     config nu
 #
-# See `help config nu` for more options
-#
-# You can remove these comments if you want or leave
-# them for future reference.
\ No newline at end of file
+# You can also pretty-print and page through the documentation for configuration
+# options using:
+#     config nu --doc | nu-highlight | less -R