diff --git a/awx/plugins/inventory/cloudforms.ini.example b/awx/plugins/inventory/cloudforms.ini.example
index 1d81588410..dc055c1fb7 100644
--- a/awx/plugins/inventory/cloudforms.ini.example
+++ b/awx/plugins/inventory/cloudforms.ini.example
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ clean_group_keys = True
 nest_tags = False
 
 # If set, ensure host name are suffixed with this value
-# suffix = example.org
+# Note: This suffix *must* include the leading '.' as it is appended to the hostname as is
+# suffix = .example.org
 
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