diff --git a/values.yaml b/values.yaml
index 0c639d2c1..dcf3a0fe0 100644
--- a/values.yaml
+++ b/values.yaml
@@ -576,8 +576,14 @@ registry:
   credentials:
     username: "harbor_registry_user"
     password: "harbor_registry_password"
-    # Login and password in htpasswd string format. Excludes `registry.credentials.username`  and `registry.credentials.password`. May come in handy when integrating with tools like argocd or flux. This allows the same line to be generated each time the template is rendered, instead of the `htpasswd` function from helm, which generates different lines each time because of the salt.
-    # htpasswdString: $apr1$XLefHzeG$Xl4.s00sMSCCcMyJljSZb0 # example string
+    # Login and password in htpasswd string format. May come in handy when integrating with tools like argocd or flux.
+    # This allows the same line to be generated each time the template is rendered, instead of the `htpasswd` function from helm,
+    # which generates different lines each time because of the salt.
+    # Do not comment out `registry.credentials.username` and `registry.credentials.password` as these are used
+    # for core and jobservice Config Maps and Secrets. 
+    # To generate bcrypt hash: "htpasswd -nbBC10 $username $password".
+    # More info: https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/misc/password_encryptions.html
+    # htpasswdString: "harbor_registry_user:$2y$10$XLefHzeG$Xl4.s00sMSCCcMyJljSZb0" # example string
   middleware:
     enabled: false
     type: cloudFront