diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ proxy=tcp://localhost:8118
 use_proxy_with=domain1.example.net,domain2.example.net
 ```
 
-Note that if you don’t specify `use_proxy_with`, the proxy will be used for all connections.
+Note that if you specify `proxy` but don’t specify `use_proxy_with`, the proxy will be used for all connections.
 
 ## Are there running Acck instances?