diff --git a/src/common/config.py b/src/common/config.py
index 46f20f2ea..117be3eaf 100644
--- a/src/common/config.py
+++ b/src/common/config.py
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ class Config:
 		'hide_groupchat_banner': [opt_bool, False, _('Hides the banner in a group chat window')],
 		'hide_chat_banner': [opt_bool, False, _('Hides the banner in two persons chat window')],
 		'hide_groupchat_occupants_list': [opt_bool, False, _('Hides the group chat occupants list in group chat window.')],
-		'chat_merge_consecutive_nickname': [opt_bool, False, _('Merge consecutive nickname in chat window.')],
+		'chat_merge_consecutive_nickname': [opt_bool, False, _('In a chat, show the nickname at the beginning of a line only when it\'s not the same person talking than in previous message.')],
 		'chat_merge_consecutive_nickname_indent': [opt_str, '  ', _('Indentation when using merge consecutive nickame.')],
 		'gc_nicknames_colors': [ opt_str, '#a34526:#c000ff:#0012ff:#388a99:#38995d:#519938:#ff8a00:#94452d:#244b5a:#32645a', _('List of colors that will be used to color nicknames in group chats.'), True ],
 		'ctrl_tab_go_to_next_composing': [opt_bool, True, _('Ctrl-Tab go to next composing tab when none is unread.')],