diff --git a/administration/logging-config.en-us.md b/administration/logging-config.en-us.md
index d9739e18..33470ca4 100644
--- a/administration/logging-config.en-us.md
+++ b/administration/logging-config.en-us.md
@@ -102,8 +102,11 @@ MODE = file, file-error
 
 ; by default, the "file" mode will record logs to %(log.ROOT_PATH)/gitea.log, so we don't need to set it
 ; [log.file]
+; by default, the MODE (actually it's the output writer of this logger) is taken from the section name, so we don't need to set it either
+; MODE = file
 
 [log.file-error]
+MODE = file
 LEVEL = Error
 FILE_NAME = file-error.log
 ```