diff --git a/cmd/server/main.go b/cmd/server/main.go
index fbad951..d5463c0 100644
--- a/cmd/server/main.go
+++ b/cmd/server/main.go
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ func initFlags() {
 	u, err := user.Current()
 	checkFatal(err)
 
-	flag.StringVar(&appKey, "shscap", "1KHLiKZvAvjbY1ziZEHMXawbCEIM6qwjCDm3VYRan/s=", "secret-handshake app-key (or capability)")
+	flag.StringVar(&appKey, "shscap", "1KHLiKZvAvjbY1ziZEHMXawbCEIM6qwjCDm3VYRan/s=", "secret-handshake app-key or capability; should likely not be changed as this makes you part of a different network")
 
 	flag.StringVar(&listenAddrShsMux, "lismux", ":8008", "address to listen on for secret-handshake+muxrpc")
 	flag.StringVar(&listenAddrHTTP, "lishttp", ":3000", "address to listen on for HTTP requests")
diff --git a/docs/development.md b/docs/development.md
index f1480af..cac0afe 100644
--- a/docs/development.md
+++ b/docs/development.md
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Usage of ./server:
   -repo string
     	where to put the log and indexes (default "~/.ssb-go-room")
   -shscap string
-    	secret-handshake app-key (or capability) (default "1KHLiKZvAvjbY1ziZEHMXawbCEIM6qwjCDm3VYRan/s=")
+    	secret-handshake app-key or capability; should likely not be changed as this makes you part of a different network (default "1KHLiKZvAvjbY1ziZEHMXawbCEIM6qwjCDm3VYRan/s=")
   -version
     	print version number and build date