diff --git a/vars/default_vars.yml b/vars/default_vars.yml
index cec3e1d08..6686971e2 100644
--- a/vars/default_vars.yml
+++ b/vars/default_vars.yml
@@ -176,11 +176,11 @@ user_lan_iface: auto
 wan_ip: dhcp       # wan_ip: 192.168.1.99
 wan_netmask:       # wan_netmask: 255.255.255.0
 wan_gateway:       # wan_gateway: 192.168.1.254
-# If nec dnsmasq can override ISP-provided DNS servers:
-# /etc/resolv.conf dictates which backend is used for the machine itself, so 
+# If nec wan_nameserver can override ISP-provided DNS servers via dnsmasq:
+# /etc/resolv.conf dictates which backend is used for the machine itself, so
 # 127.0.0.1 means you get dnsmasq (so it works right away on Raspbian) while
-# 127.0.0.53 gives you systemd-networkd (so Ubuntu is NOT using the dnsmasq
-# setting for lookups, but LAN clients use the dnsmasq-specified upstream DNS).
+# 127.0.0.53 gives you systemd-networkd (so Ubuntu itself does NOT use this
+# dnsmasq-specified upstream DNS [e.g. wan_nameserver] but its LAN clients do!)
 wan_nameserver:    # wan_nameserver: 192.168.1.254 or 8.8.8.8 or 1.1.1.1
 wan_try_dhcp_before_static_ip: True   # Facilitate field updates w/ cablemodems
 # Details @ roles/network/templates/network/dhcpcd.conf.j2 for /etc/dhcpcd.conf