diff --git a/config/akka-reference.conf b/config/akka-reference.conf
index 4b510a960e..ee39d9ef22 100644
--- a/config/akka-reference.conf
+++ b/config/akka-reference.conf
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ akka {
     }
 
     hbase {
-      zookeeper-quorum = "localhost" # A comma separated list of the hostnames or IP belonging to the zookeeper quorum
+      zookeeper-quorum = "localhost" # A comma separated list of hostnames or IPs of the zookeeper quorum instances
     }
 
     voldemort {