diff --git a/src/sampleconf/recoll.conf b/src/sampleconf/recoll.conf
index 7a93c597..63f99a4c 100644
--- a/src/sampleconf/recoll.conf
+++ b/src/sampleconf/recoll.conf
@@ -214,12 +214,13 @@ nomd5types = rclaudio
 # files.</brief><descr>We need to decompress these in a
 # temporary directory for identification, which can be wasteful in some
 # cases. Limit the waste. Negative means no limit. 0 results in no
-# processing of any compressed file. Default 50 MB.</descr></var>
+# processing of any compressed file. Default 100 MB.</descr></var>
 compressedfilemaxkbs = 100000
 
-# <var name="textfilemaxmbs" type="int"><brief>Size limit for text
-# files.</brief><descr>Mostly for skipping monster
-# logs. Default 20 MB.</descr></var> 
+# <var name="textfilemaxmbs" type="int">
+# <brief>Size limit for text files.</brief>
+# <descr>Mostly for skipping monster logs. Default 20 MB. Use a value of -1 to
+# disable.</descr></var>
 textfilemaxmbs = 20
 
 # <var name="indexallfilenames" type="bool"><brief>Index the file names of