diff --git a/roles/matrix-synapse/templates/synapse/homeserver.yaml.j2 b/roles/matrix-synapse/templates/synapse/homeserver.yaml.j2
index 7b602c719..9d8da346c 100644
--- a/roles/matrix-synapse/templates/synapse/homeserver.yaml.j2
+++ b/roles/matrix-synapse/templates/synapse/homeserver.yaml.j2
@@ -1204,7 +1204,7 @@ saml2_config:
   # Instead of putting the config inline as above, you can specify a
   # separate pysaml2 configuration file:
   #
-  #config_path: "CONFDIR/sp_conf.py"
+  #config_path: "/data/sp_conf.py"
 
   # the lifetime of a SAML session. This defines how long a user has to
   # complete the authentication process, if allow_unsolicited is unset.