diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5d42f93..0d6f5f6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ Containers are configured using parameters passed at runtime (such as those abov
 | `-e STAGING=false` | Set to `true` to retrieve certs in staging mode. Rate limits will be much higher, but the resulting cert will not pass the browser's security test. Only to be used for testing purposes. |
 | `-e DISABLE_F2B=` | Set to `true` to disable the Fail2ban service in the container, if you're already running it elsewhere or using a different IPS. |
 | `-e SWAG_AUTORELOAD=` | Set to `true` to enable automatic reloading of nginx confs on change. Your filesystem must support inotify. This functionality was previously offered [via mod](https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-mods/tree/swag-auto-reload). |
-| `-e SWAG_AUTORELOAD_WATCHLIST=` | A `|`-separated list of additional folders for auto reload to watch in addition to `/config/nginx` |
+| `-e SWAG_AUTORELOAD_WATCHLIST=` | A pipe-separated list of additional folders for auto reload to watch in addition to `/config/nginx` |
 | `-v /config` | Persistent config files |
 | `--read-only=true` | Run container with a read-only filesystem. Please [read the docs](https://docs.linuxserver.io/misc/read-only/). |
 | `--cap-add=NET_ADMIN` | Required for fail2Ban to be able to modify iptables rules. |
diff --git a/readme-vars.yml b/readme-vars.yml
index b9614e9..ab08a06 100644
--- a/readme-vars.yml
+++ b/readme-vars.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ opt_param_env_vars:
   - {env_var: "STAGING", env_value: "false", desc: "Set to `true` to retrieve certs in staging mode. Rate limits will be much higher, but the resulting cert will not pass the browser's security test. Only to be used for testing purposes."}
   - {env_var: "DISABLE_F2B", env_value: "", desc: "Set to `true` to disable the Fail2ban service in the container, if you're already running it elsewhere or using a different IPS."}
   - {env_var: "SWAG_AUTORELOAD", env_value: "", desc: "Set to `true` to enable automatic reloading of nginx confs on change. Your filesystem must support inotify. This functionality was previously offered [via mod](https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-mods/tree/swag-auto-reload)."}
-  - {env_var: "SWAG_AUTORELOAD_WATCHLIST", env_value: "", desc: "A `|`-separated list of additional folders for auto reload to watch in addition to `/config/nginx`"}
+  - {env_var: "SWAG_AUTORELOAD_WATCHLIST", env_value: "", desc: "A pipe-separated list of additional folders for auto reload to watch in addition to `/config/nginx`"}
 opt_param_usage_include_ports: true
 opt_param_ports:
   - {external_port: "80", internal_port: "80", port_desc: "HTTP port (required for HTTP validation and HTTP -> HTTPS redirect)"}