diff --git a/examples/node/index.ts b/examples/node/index.ts
index 8c49d1c..f14095d 100644
--- a/examples/node/index.ts
+++ b/examples/node/index.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ async function sendPingToNode() {
     // Check `RedisClientConfiguration/ClusterClientConfiguration` for additional options.
     const client = await RedisClient.createClient({
         addresses: addresses,
+        // if the server uses TLS, you'll need to enable it. Otherwise the connection attempt will time out silently.
         // useTLS: true,
         clientName: "test_standalone_client",
     });
@@ -39,7 +40,8 @@ async function sendPingToRandomNodeInCluster() {
     // Check `RedisClientConfiguration/ClusterClientConfiguration` for additional options.
     const client = await RedisClusterClient.createClient({
         addresses: addresses,
-        useTLS: true,
+        // if the cluster nodes use TLS, you'll need to enable it. Otherwise the connection attempt will time out silently.
+        // useTLS: true,
         clientName: "test_cluster_client",
     });
     // The empty array signifies that there are no additional arguments.
diff --git a/examples/python/client_example.py b/examples/python/client_example.py
index eadc9ac..88456cf 100755
--- a/examples/python/client_example.py
+++ b/examples/python/client_example.py
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ async def test_standalone_client(host: str = "localhost", port: int = 6379):
     # Check `RedisClientConfiguration/ClusterClientConfiguration` for additional options.
     config = BaseClientConfiguration(
         addresses=addresses,
-        client_name = 'test_standalone_client'
+        client_name="test_standalone_client"
+        # if the server use TLS, you'll need to enable it. Otherwise the connection attempt will time out silently.
         # use_tls=True
     )
     client = await RedisClient.create(config)
@@ -58,7 +59,8 @@ async def test_cluster_client(host: str = "localhost", port: int = 6379):
     # Check `RedisClientConfiguration/ClusterClientConfiguration` for additional options.
     config = BaseClientConfiguration(
         addresses=addresses,
-        client_name = 'test_cluster_client'
+        client_name="test_cluster_client"
+        # if the cluster nodes use TLS, you'll need to enable it. Otherwise the connection attempt will time out silently.
         # use_tls=True
     )
     client = await RedisClusterClient.create(config)
diff --git a/node/src/BaseClient.ts b/node/src/BaseClient.ts
index 906a659..9d672ed 100644
--- a/node/src/BaseClient.ts
+++ b/node/src/BaseClient.ts
@@ -121,6 +121,8 @@ export type BaseClientConfiguration = {
     }[];
     /**
      * True if communication with the cluster should use Transport Level Security.
+     * Should match the TLS configuration of the server/cluster,
+     * otherwise the connection attempt will fail.
      */
     useTLS?: boolean;
     /**
diff --git a/python/python/glide/config.py b/python/python/glide/config.py
index 76d41a7..3051668 100644
--- a/python/python/glide/config.py
+++ b/python/python/glide/config.py
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ def __init__(
                     ].
                     If none are set, a default address localhost:6379 will be used.
             use_tls (bool): True if communication with the cluster should use Transport Level Security.
+                Should match the TLS configuration of the server/cluster, otherwise the connection attempt will fail
             credentials (RedisCredentials): Credentials for authentication process.
                     If none are set, the client will not authenticate itself with the server.
             read_from (ReadFrom): If not set, `PRIMARY` will be used.