diff --git a/changelog.d/3687.feature b/changelog.d/3687.feature
index 93b24d1acb4687e098a0f9fdf52e38faf64478e5..64b89f6411bab7c2579167b8f39818cc2c45ab63 100644
--- a/changelog.d/3687.feature
+++ b/changelog.d/3687.feature
@@ -1 +1 @@
-set admin email via config, to be used in error messages where the user should contact the administrator
+set admin uri via config, to be used in error messages where the user should contact the administrator
diff --git a/synapse/config/server.py b/synapse/config/server.py
index 442ee4fde441fc73da7c82e49b53b9220d16cc0d..2190f3210a731f27ed789b68739f654bfe5c6fd2 100644
--- a/synapse/config/server.py
+++ b/synapse/config/server.py
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class ServerConfig(Config):
         self.hs_disabled = config.get("hs_disabled", False)
         self.hs_disabled_message = config.get("hs_disabled_message", "")
 
-        # Admin email to direct users at should their instance become blocked
+        # Admin uri to direct users at should their instance become blocked
         # due to resource constraints
         self.admin_uri = config.get("admin_uri", None)