diff --git a/helm-charts/basehub/values.yaml b/helm-charts/basehub/values.yaml
index 421ee3e692..68ea9ae6ce 100644
--- a/helm-charts/basehub/values.yaml
+++ b/helm-charts/basehub/values.yaml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ global: {}
 
 jupyterhub:
   cull:
-    # Don't allow any nodes to run for longer than 7 days
+    # Don't allow any user pods to run for longer than 7 days by default
     maxAge: 604800 # 7 days in seconds
   custom:
     auth: