diff --git a/src/doc/user/recoll.conf.xml b/src/doc/user/recoll.conf.xml
index 0505ace9..4cd4d43d 100644
--- a/src/doc/user/recoll.conf.xml
+++ b/src/doc/user/recoll.conf.xml
@@ -760,9 +760,10 @@ the currently processed directory. See the rclocrtesseract.py
 script. Example values: eng, fra... See the tesseract documentation.</para></listitem></varlistentry>
 <varlistentry id="RCL.INSTALL.CONFIG.RECOLLCONF.TESSERACTCMD">
 <term><varname>tesseractcmd</varname></term>
-<listitem><para>Path for the tesseract command. This is mostly useful on Windows, or for specifying a non-default
-tesseract command. e.g. on Windows:
-C:/ProgramFiles(x86)/Tesseract-OCR/tesseract.exe</para></listitem></varlistentry>
+<listitem><para>Path for the tesseract command. Do not quote. This is mostly useful on Windows, or for specifying a non-default
+tesseract command. E.g. on Windows.
+tesseractcmd = C:/ProgramFiles(x86)/Tesseract-OCR/tesseract.exe
+</para></listitem></varlistentry>
 <varlistentry id="RCL.INSTALL.CONFIG.RECOLLCONF.ABBYYLANG">
 <term><varname>abbyylang</varname></term>
 <listitem><para>Language to assume for abbyy OCR. Important for improving the OCR accuracy. This can also be set
diff --git a/src/doc/user/usermanual.html b/src/doc/user/usermanual.html
index d4dc0532..0c0c8fb1 100644
--- a/src/doc/user/usermanual.html
+++ b/src/doc/user/usermanual.html
@@ -9871,9 +9871,10 @@ for i in range(nres):
                 "RCL.INSTALL.CONFIG.RECOLLCONF.TESSERACTCMD" id=
                 "RCL.INSTALL.CONFIG.RECOLLCONF.TESSERACTCMD"></a><span class="term"><code class="varname">tesseractcmd</code></span></dt>
                 <dd>
-                  <p>Path for the tesseract command. This is mostly
-                  useful on Windows, or for specifying a
-                  non-default tesseract command. e.g. on Windows:
+                  <p>Path for the tesseract command. Do not quote.
+                  This is mostly useful on Windows, or for
+                  specifying a non-default tesseract command. E.g.
+                  on Windows. tesseractcmd =
                   C:/ProgramFiles(x86)/Tesseract-OCR/tesseract.exe</p>
                 </dd>
                 <dt><a name=
diff --git a/src/sampleconf/recoll.conf b/src/sampleconf/recoll.conf
index fae535a3..2d70b6d6 100644
--- a/src/sampleconf/recoll.conf
+++ b/src/sampleconf/recoll.conf
@@ -979,10 +979,11 @@ snippetMaxPosWalk = 1000000
 #tesseractlang = eng
 
 # <var name="tesseractcmd" type="fn">
-# <brief>Path for the tesseract command.</brief>
+# <brief>Path for the tesseract command. Do not quote.</brief>
 # <descr>This is mostly useful on Windows, or for specifying a non-default
-# tesseract command. e.g. on Windows:
-# C:/Program&nbsp;Files&nbsp;(x86)/Tesseract-OCR/tesseract.exe</descr>
+# tesseract command. E.g. on Windows. 
+# tesseractcmd = C:/Program&nbsp;Files&nbsp;(x86)/Tesseract-OCR/tesseract.exe
+# </descr>
 # </var>
 #tesseractcmd = c:/Program Files (x86)/Tesseract-OCR/tesseract.exe