diff --git a/exist-core/src/test/resources-filtered/conf.xml b/exist-core/src/test/resources-filtered/conf.xml
index b1e3ad9b67d..91e0ab7e36c 100644
--- a/exist-core/src/test/resources-filtered/conf.xml
+++ b/exist-core/src/test/resources-filtered/conf.xml
@@ -932,7 +932,11 @@
     <xupdate allowed-fragmentation="50000" enable-consistency-checks="no"/>
 
     <!-- 
-        Load this configuration ito Saxon
+        Load this configuration into Saxon
+        If `configuration-file` is a relative filename, it is relative to $EXIST_HOME/etc
+        (this is the same directory as the eXist-db configuration file `conf.xml`)
+        `configuration-file` may also be an absolute filename.
+
     -->
     <saxon configuration-file="saxon-config.xml"/>
 
diff --git a/exist-distribution/src/main/config/saxon-config.xml b/exist-distribution/src/main/config/saxon-config.xml
index 6afee1aad7c..5305fe18d4b 100644
--- a/exist-distribution/src/main/config/saxon-config.xml
+++ b/exist-distribution/src/main/config/saxon-config.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?><!-- 
      This configuration file is placed here by eXist-db as a placeholder.
-     It should be replaced if the user wishes to use a licensed edition of Saxon.
+     It should be replaced if the user wishes to use a licensed edition of Saxon,
+     or if they wish to set advanced setting on the HE edition.
 
      Example instantiated configuration files for the enterprise edition can be found by visiting
      https://saxonica.com/html/download/download_page.html