diff --git a/extensions/audit/pkg/config/config.go b/extensions/audit/pkg/config/config.go
index 73141351b0..cb74afed23 100644
--- a/extensions/audit/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/extensions/audit/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ type Events struct {
 
 // Auditlog holds audit log information
 type Auditlog struct {
-	LogToConsole bool   `yaml:"log_to_console" env:"AUDIT_LOG_TO_CONSOLE" desc:"Logs to Stdout if true."`
-	LogToFile    bool   `yaml:"log_to_file" env:"AUDIT_LOG_TO_FILE" desc:"Logs to file if true."`
+	LogToConsole bool   `yaml:"log_to_console" env:"AUDIT_LOG_TO_CONSOLE" desc:"Logs to Stdout if true. Independent of the log to file option."`
+	LogToFile    bool   `yaml:"log_to_file" env:"AUDIT_LOG_TO_FILE" desc:"Logs to file if true. independent of the log to Stdout file option."`
 	FilePath     string `yaml:"filepath" env:"AUDIT_FILEPATH" desc:"Filepath to the logfile. Mandatory if LogToFile is true."`
 	Format       string `yaml:"format" env:"AUDIT_FORMAT" desc:"Log format. using json is advised."`
 }