diff --git a/config/default.yaml b/config/default.yaml
index 0f689dab6..281bb7f78 100644
--- a/config/default.yaml
+++ b/config/default.yaml
@@ -822,6 +822,7 @@ import:
       # By default PeerTube uses HTTP_PROXY and HTTPS_PROXY environment variables
       # But you can specify custom proxies for youtube-dl because remote websites (like YouTube) may block your server IP address
       # PeerTube will randomly select a proxy from the following list
+      # You may need to use a standalone youtube-dl binary (see `url` key comment above) to use this feature
       proxies:
 #        - "https://username:password@example.com:8888"
 
diff --git a/config/production.yaml.example b/config/production.yaml.example
index 9857e832d..f41ec9706 100644
--- a/config/production.yaml.example
+++ b/config/production.yaml.example
@@ -832,6 +832,7 @@ import:
       # By default PeerTube uses HTTP_PROXY and HTTPS_PROXY environment variables
       # But you can specify custom proxies for youtube-dl because remote websites (like YouTube) may block your server IP address
       # PeerTube will randomly select a proxy from the following list
+      # You may need to use a standalone youtube-dl binary (see `url` key comment above) to use this feature
       proxies:
 #        - "https://username:password@example.com:8888"