diff --git a/collects/web-server/scribblings/configuration.scrbl b/collects/web-server/scribblings/configuration.scrbl
index 9e36c08449..aeb62d0161 100644
--- a/collects/web-server/scribblings/configuration.scrbl
+++ b/collects/web-server/scribblings/configuration.scrbl
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@ structures.
 
 where a @scheme[host-table-sexpr] is:
 
-@; XXX Where the paths are resolved relative to
 @schemeblock[
 `(host-table
   (default-indices ,string? ...)
@@ -141,6 +140,9 @@ where a @scheme[host-table-sexpr] is:
    (mime-types ,path-string?)
    (password-authentication ,path-string?)))]
 
+In this syntax, the @scheme['messages] paths are relative to the @scheme['configuration-root] directory.
+All the paths in @scheme['paths] are relative to @scheme['host-root] (other than @scheme['host-root] obviously.)
+
 @(require (for-label web-server/dispatchers/dispatch-log))
 
 Allowable @scheme['log-format]s are those accepted by @scheme[log-format->format].