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diff --git a/services/nodemanager/doc/gce.example.cfg b/services/nodemanager/doc/gce.example.cfg
index 2b12f6c1b4..06fcdff155 100644
--- a/services/nodemanager/doc/gce.example.cfg
+++ b/services/nodemanager/doc/gce.example.cfg
@@ -2,8 +2,11 @@
 # All times are in seconds unless specified otherwise.
 
 [Daemon]
-# Node Manager will ensure that there are at least this many nodes
-# running at all times.
+# Node Manager will ensure that there are at least this many nodes running at
+# all times.  If node manager needs to start new idle nodes for the purpose of
+# satisfying min_nodes, it will use the cheapest node type.  However, depending
+# on usage patterns, it may also satisfy min_nodes by keeping alive some
+# more-expensive nodes
 min_nodes = 0
 
 # Node Manager will not start any compute nodes when at least this