diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b5d77fa..56acf76 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ You     may,     however,     configure    the     trigger     list
 list consists  of cons cells, where  the `car` is a  regexp and the
 `cdr` an emacs lisp form (e.g. a  lambda or defun).  If you want to
 use regexps which  match more than one character, then  you need to
-set `autoscratch-trigger-on-first-char`  to true and  possibly tune
+set `autoscratch-trigger-on-first-char`  to `nil` and  possibly tune
 `autoscratch-trigger-after` accordingly.
 
 If   no  regexp   matches  and/or   `autoscratch-trigger-after`  is
diff --git a/autoscratch.el b/autoscratch.el
index 22b1090..edf48e1 100644
--- a/autoscratch.el
+++ b/autoscratch.el
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 ;; list consists  of cons cells, where  the `car' is a  regexp and the
 ;; `cdr' an emacs lisp form (e.g. a  lambda or defun).  If you want to
 ;; use regexps which  match more than one character, then  you need to
-;; set `autoscratch-trigger-on-first-char'  to true and  possibly tune
+;; set `autoscratch-trigger-on-first-char' to  `nil' and possibly tune
 ;; `autoscratch-trigger-after' accordingly.
 
 ;; If   no  regexp   matches  and/or   `autoscratch-trigger-after'  is