diff --git a/config/akka-reference.conf b/config/akka-reference.conf
index ef6f8817ab..b44fdf867f 100644
--- a/config/akka-reference.conf
+++ b/config/akka-reference.conf
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ akka {
     }
 
     hbase {
-      zookeeper-quorum = "localhost" # A comma separated list of the hosts belonging to the zookeeper quorum
+      zookeeper-quorum = "localhost" # A comma separated list of the hostnames or IP belonging to the zookeeper quorum
     }
 
     voldemort {