diff --git a/etc/tuskar/tuskar.conf.sample b/etc/tuskar/tuskar.conf.sample
index bdf03326..51b0bc1f 100644
--- a/etc/tuskar/tuskar.conf.sample
+++ b/etc/tuskar/tuskar.conf.sample
@@ -256,20 +256,22 @@
 # connection lost. (boolean value)
 #use_db_reconnect=false
 
-# Seconds between database connection retries. (integer value)
+# Seconds between retries of a database transaction. (integer
+# value)
 #db_retry_interval=1
 
-# If True, increases the interval between database connection
-# retries up to db_max_retry_interval. (boolean value)
+# If True, increases the interval between retries of a
+# database operation up to db_max_retry_interval. (boolean
+# value)
 #db_inc_retry_interval=true
 
 # If db_inc_retry_interval is set, the maximum seconds between
-# database connection retries. (integer value)
+# retries of a database operation. (integer value)
 #db_max_retry_interval=10
 
-# Maximum database connection retries before error is raised.
-# Set to -1 to specify an infinite retry count. (integer
-# value)
+# Maximum retries in case of connection error or deadlock
+# error before error is raised. Set to -1 to specify an
+# infinite retry count. (integer value)
 #db_max_retries=20