diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index cc3ff5e..b764e1d 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -86,9 +86,17 @@ func Load(conf string, isPath bool) (*Config, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	// only return now, one we had a chance to print the loaded config (as
-	// would be the case if the config adhered to the schema but our type
-	// definition above didn't - "don't know how to decode <nil> into ...")
+	// only return now (if err), after we've had the chance to print the loaded
+	// config, as would be the case if the config *did* adhere to the schema imported
+	// but app's Config type definition above didn't - "don't know how to
+	// decode <nil> into ..." is the most likely outcome in that case and it
+	// could be the product of (at least) three things:
+	// * completely wrong config not following the schema
+	// * config is following a newer schema than the app supports
+	// * config is following an older schema than the app supports
+	//
+	// NOTE: for the most part the only thing checked above would be adherence
+	// to config schema (apart from *some* value validation).
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}