diff --git a/packages/node_modules/node-red/settings.js b/packages/node_modules/node-red/settings.js
index e8265dd44..a15e533c5 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/node-red/settings.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/node-red/settings.js
@@ -79,11 +79,12 @@ module.exports = {
     // lost.
     //credentialSecret: "a-secret-key",
 
-    // By default, all user data is stored in the Node-RED install directory. To
-    // use a different location, the following property can be used
+    // By default, all user data is stored in a directory called `.node-red` under
+    // the user's home directory. To use a different location, the following
+    // property can be used
     //userDir: '/home/nol/.node-red/',
 
-    // Node-RED scans the `nodes` directory in the install directory to find nodes.
+    // Node-RED scans the `nodes` directory in the userDir to find local node files.
     // The following property can be used to specify an additional directory to scan.
     //nodesDir: '/home/nol/.node-red/nodes',