diff --git a/bip.conf.5 b/bip.conf.5
index aab137b..3b0b791 100644
--- a/bip.conf.5
+++ b/bip.conf.5
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@ SSL connections.
 
 .TP
 \fBclient_side_ciphers\fP
-OpenSSL cipher lists used for clients SSL connections.
+OpenSSL cipher lists used for clients SSL connections. If not set, OpenSSL
+default ciphers will be used.
 
 .TP
 \fBclient_side_dh_param\fP DH parameters filename\fP (default: \fB<bipdir>/dh.pem\fP)
@@ -93,7 +94,8 @@ Used for clients SSL connections, Supply at least 2048-bit parameters.
 
 .TP
 \fBssl_default_ciphers\fP
-OpenSSL cipher lists used for server connections.
+OpenSSL cipher lists used for server connections. If not set, OpenSSL default
+ciphers will be used.
 
 .TP
 \fBip\fP (default: \fB0.0.0.0\fP)