diff --git a/files/fedmsg/base.py.j2 b/files/fedmsg/base.py.j2
index 9d6034e5fd..19ec4ebc07 100644
--- a/files/fedmsg/base.py.j2
+++ b/files/fedmsg/base.py.j2
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ config = dict(
     environment="prod",
     {% endif %}
 
-    # XXX - the ansible environment var is "{{environment}}".
+    # XXX - the ansible environment var is "${environment}".
 
     # This used to be set to 1 for safety, but it turns out it was
     # excessive.  It is the number of seconds that fedmsg should sleep