diff --git a/symmetric-core/src/main/resources/symmetric-default.properties b/symmetric-core/src/main/resources/symmetric-default.properties
index dd9578841b..77830b7305 100644
--- a/symmetric-core/src/main/resources/symmetric-default.properties
+++ b/symmetric-core/src/main/resources/symmetric-default.properties
@@ -1249,7 +1249,8 @@ outgoing.batches.max.to.select=50000
 security.service.class.name=org.jumpmind.security.SecurityService
 
 # This is a bean shell script that will be used to generate the node id
-# for a registering node
+# for a registering node.  The following variable are available for use:
+# node, hostname, remoteHost, remoteAddress, and log.
 # DatabaseOverridable: true
 # Type: code
 # Tags: registration