diff --git a/offlineimap.conf b/offlineimap.conf
index c68cd84..e2e6115 100644
--- a/offlineimap.conf
+++ b/offlineimap.conf
@@ -867,7 +867,7 @@ remoteuser = u"username"
 #
 # 2. The remote password stored in this file with the remotepass
 #    option. Any '%' needs to be encoded as '%%'. Example:
-#remotepass = u"mypassword"
+#remotepass = u"myp%%ssword" # Password is: myp%ssword
 #
 # 3. The remote password stored as a single line in an external
 #    file, which is referenced by the remotefile option.  Example: