diff --git a/alchemiscale/compute/settings.py b/alchemiscale/compute/settings.py
index fe77214b..87c80f97 100644
--- a/alchemiscale/compute/settings.py
+++ b/alchemiscale/compute/settings.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class Config:
     )
     protocols: Optional[List[str]] = Field(
         None,
-        description="Names of Protocols to run with this service; `None` means no restriction",
+        description="Names of Protocols to run with this service; `None` means no restriction.",
     )
     claim_limit: int = Field(
         1000, description="Maximum number of Tasks to claim at a time from a TaskHub."
diff --git a/devtools/configs/synchronous-compute-settings.yaml b/devtools/configs/synchronous-compute-settings.yaml
index 1712d444..23a9d9f2 100644
--- a/devtools/configs/synchronous-compute-settings.yaml
+++ b/devtools/configs/synchronous-compute-settings.yaml
@@ -44,8 +44,7 @@ init:
   scopes:
     - '*-*-*'
 
-  # Names of Protocols to run with this service; regex patterns are allowed.
-  # `None` means no restriction
+  # Names of Protocols to run with this service; `None` means no restriction
   protocols: null
 
   # Maximum number of Tasks to claim at a time from a TaskHub.