diff --git a/config/config.hjson b/config/config.hjson
index 66a52aa94..8d2ae84c7 100644
--- a/config/config.hjson
+++ b/config/config.hjson
@@ -5,19 +5,6 @@
   federation: {
     enabled: true
   }
-#  # email sending configuration
-#  email: {
-#    # hostname and port of the smtp server
-#    smtp_server: ""
-#    # login name for smtp server
-#    smtp_login: ""
-#    # password to login to the smtp server
-#    smtp_password: ""
-#    # address to send emails from, eg "noreply@your-instance.com"
-#    smtp_from_address: ""
-#    # whether or not smtp connections should use tls
-#    use_tls: true
-#  }
   slur_filter:
     '''
     (fag(g|got|tard)?\b|cock\s?sucker(s|ing)?|ni((g{2,}|q)+|[gq]{2,})[e3r]+(s|z)?|mudslime?s?|kikes?|\bspi(c|k)s?\b|\bchinks?|gooks?|bitch(es|ing|y)?|whor(es?|ing)|\btr(a|@)nn?(y|ies?)|\b(b|re|r)tard(ed)?s?)
diff --git a/config/defaults.hjson b/config/defaults.hjson
index e698763fd..0fa61ea38 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: "string"
+  slur_filter: "some basic regex, IE: word1|word2"
   # 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 78f7cef87..d49ce67bc 100644
--- a/crates/utils/src/settings/structs.rs
+++ b/crates/utils/src/settings/structs.rs
@@ -42,6 +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")]
   pub slur_filter: Option<String>,
   /// Maximum length of local community and user names
   #[default(20)]