diff --git a/docs/2.guide/2.directory-structure/3.app-config.md b/docs/2.guide/2.directory-structure/3.app-config.md
index d8eb2ce4be1c..93c15381f8f4 100644
--- a/docs/2.guide/2.directory-structure/3.app-config.md
+++ b/docs/2.guide/2.directory-structure/3.app-config.md
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ Nuxt uses a custom merging strategy for the `AppConfig` within [the layers](/doc
 This strategy is implemented using a [Function Merger](https://github.com/unjs/defu#function-merger), which allows defining a custom merging strategy for every key in `app.config` that has an array as value.
 
 ::note
-The Function Merger should only be used in the base `app.config` of your application.
+The function merger can only be used in the extended layers and not the main `app.config` in project.
 ::
 
 Here's an example of how you can use: