diff --git a/config.example.yml b/config.example.yml
index 9c35c54e..72744cb1 100644
--- a/config.example.yml
+++ b/config.example.yml
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ redis:
   # If not specified, the standard Redis port '6379' is used instead.
   port: 6380
 
+# Icinga DB logs its activities at various severity levels and any errors that occur either
+# on the console or in systemd's journal. The latter is used automatically when running under systemd.
+# In any case, the default log level is 'info'.
 logging:
   # Default logging level. Can be set to 'fatal', 'error', 'warn', 'info' or 'debug'.
   # If not set, defaults to 'info'.