diff --git a/src/dc_context.c b/src/dc_context.c
index ceccfdce..0d54bfbc 100644
--- a/src/dc_context.c
+++ b/src/dc_context.c
@@ -376,8 +376,9 @@ static char* get_sys_config_str(const char* key)
  *                    NULL to remove the avatar.
  * - `e2ee_enabled` = 0=no end-to-end-encryption, 1=prefer end-to-end-encryption (default)
  * - `mdns_enabled` = 0=do not send or request read receipts,
- *                    1=send and request read receipts
- * - `save_mime_headers` = set this to "1" if you want to use dc_get_mime_headers() later
+ *                    1=send and request read receipts (default)
+ * - `save_mime_headers` = 1=save mime headers and make dc_get_mime_headers() work for subsequent calls,
+ *                    0=do not save mime headers (default)
  *
  * If you want to retrieve a value, use dc_get_config().
  *