diff --git a/apps/backend/.env b/apps/backend/.env
index bd5fcc293..c309469cc 100644
--- a/apps/backend/.env
+++ b/apps/backend/.env
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Basic
 STACK_BASE_URL=# the base URL of Stack's backend/API. For local development, this is `http://localhost:8102`; for the managed service, this is `https://api.stack-auth.com`.
 NEXT_PUBLIC_STACK_DASHBOARD_URL=# the URL of Stack's dashboard. For local development, this is `http://localhost:8101`; for the managed service, this is `https://app.stack-auth.com`.
-STACK_SERVER_SECRET=# enter a secret key generated by `pnpm generate-keys` here. This is used to sign the JWT tokens.
+STACK_SERVER_SECRET=# a random, unguessable secret key generated by `pnpm generate-keys`
 
 # OAuth mock provider settings
 STACK_OAUTH_MOCK_URL=# enter the URL of the mock OAuth provider here. For local development, use `http://localhost:8114`.