diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e17645ee67..65e58b620b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -194,7 +194,11 @@ const repo = <IPFS Repo instance or repo path>
 const node = new IPFS({
   repo: repo,
   init: true, // default
-  // init: false,
+  // init: false, // If you have already initialized the repo via `new IPFS()`.
+  //              // Be careful using this on an IPFSRepo instance you have
+  //              // initialized yourself -- the IPFS constructor initializes
+  //              // repos with extra options, so calling `init()` on an
+  //              // IPFSRepo may not always be compatible with IPFS.
   // init: {
   //   bits: 1024 // size of the RSA key generated
   // },