diff --git a/DEFAULT_CONFIG.json5 b/DEFAULT_CONFIG.json5
index 361b8de7f..6b3e5ee7b 100644
--- a/DEFAULT_CONFIG.json5
+++ b/DEFAULT_CONFIG.json5
@@ -128,10 +128,10 @@
       /// The time-to-live on multicast scouting packets
       ttl: 1,
       /// Which type of Zenoh instances to automatically establish sessions with upon discovery on UDP multicast.
-      /// Accepts a single value (e.g. autoconnect: ["router", "peer"])
-      /// or different values for router, peer and client (e.g. autoconnect: { router: [], peer: ["router", "peer"] }).
+      /// Accepts a single value (e.g. autoconnect: ["router", "peer"]) which applies whatever the configured "mode" is,
+      /// or different values for router, peer or client mode (e.g. autoconnect: { router: [], peer: ["router", "peer"] }).
       /// Each value is a list of: "peer", "router" and/or "client".
-      autoconnect: { router: [], peer: ["router", "peer"] },
+      autoconnect: { router: [], peer: ["router", "peer"], client: ["router", "peer"] },
       /// Whether or not to listen for scout messages on UDP multicast and reply to them.
       listen: true,
     },
@@ -146,10 +146,10 @@
       /// direct connectivity with each other.
       multihop: false,
       /// Which type of Zenoh instances to automatically establish sessions with upon discovery on gossip.
-      /// Accepts a single value (e.g. autoconnect: ["router", "peer"])
-      /// or different values for router, peer and client (e.g. autoconnect: { router: [], peer: ["router", "peer"] }).
+      /// Accepts a single value (e.g. autoconnect: ["router", "peer"]) which applies whatever the configured "mode" is,
+      /// or different values for router, peer or client mode (e.g. autoconnect: { router: [], peer: ["router", "peer"] }).
       /// Each value is a list of: "peer", "router" and/or "client".
-      autoconnect: { router: [], peer: ["router", "peer"] },
+      autoconnect: { router: [], peer: ["router", "peer"], client: ["router", "peer"] },
     },
   },