diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 58789c3..8033515 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ host=wss://your-xmpp-server
 user=your_xmpp_username
 domain=your_xmpp_domain
 password=your_xmpp_password
-resource=bot
+; optional (will default to nostrsms-bot)
+resource=nostrsms-bot
 
 [relays]
 read=wss://relay.example.com
diff --git a/config.ini.dist b/config.ini.dist
index 503b38f..ffb8d81 100644
--- a/config.ini.dist
+++ b/config.ini.dist
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 domain = 
 host = 
 password = 
+# optional (will default to nostrsms-bot)
 resource = 
 user =