diff --git a/mod/settings.php b/mod/settings.php
index af4f7e2ca..cdc43ac22 100644
--- a/mod/settings.php
+++ b/mod/settings.php
@@ -1092,7 +1092,7 @@ function settings_content(App $a)
 
 	if (strlen(Config::get('system', 'directory'))) {
 		$profile_in_net_dir = Renderer::replaceMacros($opt_tpl, [
-			'$field' => ['profile_in_netdirectory', L10n::t('Publish your default profile in the global social directory?'), $profile['net-publish'], L10n::t('Your profile will be published in the global friendica directories (e.g. <a href="%s">%s</a>). Your profile will be visible in public.', Config::get('system', 'directory'), Config::get('system', 'directory')), [L10n::t('No'), L10n::t('Yes')]]
+			'$field' => ['profile_in_netdirectory', L10n::t('Publish your default profile in the global social directory?'), $profile['net-publish'], L10n::t('Your profile will be published in the global friendica directories (e.g. <a href="%s">%s</a>). Your profile will be visible in public.', Config::get('system', 'directory'), Config::get('system', 'directory'))	. " " . L10n::t("This setting also determines whether Friendica will inform search engines that your profile should be indexed or not. Third-party search engines may or may not respect this setting."), [L10n::t('No'), L10n::t('Yes')]]
 		]);
 	} else {
 		$profile_in_net_dir = '';