diff --git a/public/config.json b/public/config.json
index 62a90b9dbe7aa894d110d4d0bb0ad76b9424cea2..819d9ab1c8b32a80fa8ad5b61b67adcd6e9650e8 100644
--- a/public/config.json
+++ b/public/config.json
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@
     "invite_user": "@botuser:your-homeserver.com",
     "encrypt_room": false,
     "avatar": "https://link_to_avatar/avatar.png",
-    "disable_composer_until_operator_join": true
+    "disable_composer_until_operator_join": false 
 }
diff --git a/src/types/IChatterboxConfig.ts b/src/types/IChatterboxConfig.ts
index c10734e760bc8edba019ff71b90437d305430c68..78aeffad908b1262f789aac354a5eb266fa6a233 100644
--- a/src/types/IChatterboxConfig.ts
+++ b/src/types/IChatterboxConfig.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@ export interface IChatterboxConfig {
     // This option takes precedence over 'auto_join_room'
     invite_user: string;
     // If set to true, chatterbox will not let the user send any messages until the operator has joined
-    // Only applicable when invite_user is configured 
+    // Only applicable when invite_user is configured
+    // The CB user is given a powerlevel that is low enough to prevent them from sending messages
+    // The invited user must bump the powerlevel for the CB user to 80 after they join
+    // The composer will be disabled until this happens!
     disable_composer_until_operator_join: boolean;
     // If set to true, the room created for DM is encrypted
     encrypt_room: boolean;