diff --git a/config/defaults.hjson b/config/defaults.hjson
index 0fa61ea38..19602a31d 100644
--- a/config/defaults.hjson
+++ b/config/defaults.hjson
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
   # Address where pictrs is available (for image hosting)
   pictrs_url: "http:#localhost:8080"
   # Regex for slurs which are prohibited. Example: `(\bThis\b)|(\bis\b)|(\bsample\b)`
-  slur_filter: "some basic regex, IE: word1|word2"
+  slur_filter: "(\bThis\b)|(\bis\b)|(\bsample\b)"
   # Maximum length of local community and user names
   actor_name_max_length: 20
 }
diff --git a/crates/utils/src/settings/structs.rs b/crates/utils/src/settings/structs.rs
index d49ce67bc..a8395a8a3 100644
--- a/crates/utils/src/settings/structs.rs
+++ b/crates/utils/src/settings/structs.rs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ pub struct Settings {
   pub pictrs_url: Option<String>,
   /// Regex for slurs which are prohibited. Example: `(\bThis\b)|(\bis\b)|(\bsample\b)`
   #[default(None)]
-  #[doku(example = "some basic regex, IE: word1|word2")]
+  #[doku(example = "(\\bThis\\b)|(\\bis\\b)|(\\bsample\\b)")]
   pub slur_filter: Option<String>,
   /// Maximum length of local community and user names
   #[default(20)]