diff --git a/doc/manpages/proxy-server.conf.5 b/doc/manpages/proxy-server.conf.5
index 7dccf83704..871ab1b9c3 100644
--- a/doc/manpages/proxy-server.conf.5
+++ b/doc/manpages/proxy-server.conf.5
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ Logging address. The default is /dev/log.
 .IP "\fBset log_headers\fR "
 Enables the ability to log request headers. The default is False.
 .IP \fBmemcache_servers\fR
-Default for memcache_servers is to try to read the property from /etc/swift/memcache.conf (see memcache.conf-sample) or lacking that file, it will default to the value below. You can specify multiple servers separated with commas, as in: 10.1.2.3:11211,10.1.2.4:11211. This can be a list separated by commas. The default is 127.0.0.1:11211.
+If not set in the configuration file, the value for memcache_servers will be read from /etc/swift/memcache.conf (see memcache.conf-sample) or lacking that file, it will default to the value below. You can specify multiple servers separated with commas, as in: 10.1.2.3:11211,10.1.2.4:11211. This can be a list separated by commas. The default is 127.0.0.1:11211.
 .RE
 
 
diff --git a/etc/proxy-server.conf-sample b/etc/proxy-server.conf-sample
index a8cf050a10..bc56ade7ff 100644
--- a/etc/proxy-server.conf-sample
+++ b/etc/proxy-server.conf-sample
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ use = egg:swift#memcache
 # set log_level = INFO
 # set log_headers = False
 # set log_address = /dev/log
-# Default for memcache_servers is to try to read the property from
+# If not set here, the value for memcache_servers will be read from
 # memcache.conf (see memcache.conf-sample) or lacking that file, it will
 # default to the value below. You can specify multiple servers separated with
 # commas, as in: 10.1.2.3:11211,10.1.2.4:11211