diff --git a/mosquitto.conf b/mosquitto.conf
index 1d23bcc9..b485dcb3 100644
--- a/mosquitto.conf
+++ b/mosquitto.conf
@@ -837,7 +837,10 @@
 #start_type automatic
 
 # Set the amount of time a bridge using the automatic start type will wait
-# until attempting to reconnect.  Defaults to 30 seconds.
+# until attempting to reconnect.
+# It can restart on a constant period, or apply a backoff mechanism using
+# “Decorrelated Jitter”, with base and cap values.
+# Defaults to 30 seconds.
 #restart_timeout 30
 
 # Set the amount of time a bridge using the lazy start type must be idle before