diff --git a/searx/settings.yml b/searx/settings.yml
index a8d625b0..9032b02a 100644
--- a/searx/settings.yml
+++ b/searx/settings.yml
@@ -1257,6 +1257,7 @@ engines:
 #    engine : yacy
 #    shortcut : ya
 #    base_url : 'http://localhost:8090'
+#    enable_http: True # required if you aren't using HTTPS for your local yacy instance
 #    number_of_results : 5
 #    timeout : 3.0