diff --git a/services/graph-explorer/pkg/config/http.go b/services/graph-explorer/pkg/config/http.go
index a13c41c3de..b09f2492dd 100644
--- a/services/graph-explorer/pkg/config/http.go
+++ b/services/graph-explorer/pkg/config/http.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package config
 // HTTP defines the available http configuration.
 type HTTP struct {
 	Addr      string `yaml:"addr" env:"GRAPH_EXPLORER_HTTP_ADDR" desc:"The bind address of the HTTP service."`
-	Root      string `yaml:"root" env:"GRAPH_EXPLORER_HTTP_ROOT" desc:"The root path of the HTTP service."`
+	Root      string `yaml:"root" env:"GRAPH_EXPLORER_HTTP_ROOT" desc:"Subdirectory that serves as the root for this HTTP service."`
 	Namespace string `yaml:"-"`
 }
 
diff --git a/services/graph/pkg/config/http.go b/services/graph/pkg/config/http.go
index 7116a2c143..86784b67f9 100644
--- a/services/graph/pkg/config/http.go
+++ b/services/graph/pkg/config/http.go
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ package config
 type HTTP struct {
 	Addr      string `yaml:"addr" env:"GRAPH_HTTP_ADDR" desc:"The bind address of the HTTP service."`
 	Namespace string `yaml:"-"`
-	Root      string `yaml:"root" env:"GRAPH_HTTP_ROOT" desc:"The root path of the HTTP service."`
+	Root      string `yaml:"root" env:"GRAPH_HTTP_ROOT" desc:"Subdirectory that serves as the root for this HTTP service."`
 }
diff --git a/services/idp/pkg/config/http.go b/services/idp/pkg/config/http.go
index 8a8138336c..8051caa736 100644
--- a/services/idp/pkg/config/http.go
+++ b/services/idp/pkg/config/http.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package config
 // HTTP defines the available http configuration.
 type HTTP struct {
 	Addr      string `yaml:"addr" env:"IDP_HTTP_ADDR" desc:"The bind address of the HTTP service."`
-	Root      string `yaml:"root" env:"IDP_HTTP_ROOT" desc:"The root path of the HTTP service."`
+	Root      string `yaml:"root" env:"IDP_HTTP_ROOT" desc:"Subdirectory that serves as the root for this HTTP service."`
 	Namespace string `yaml:"-"`
 	TLSCert   string `yaml:"tls_cert" env:"IDP_TRANSPORT_TLS_CERT"`
 	TLSKey    string `yaml:"tls_key" env:"IDP_TRANSPORT_TLS_KEY"`
diff --git a/services/ocs/pkg/config/http.go b/services/ocs/pkg/config/http.go
index 4b09177951..6ba7df2081 100644
--- a/services/ocs/pkg/config/http.go
+++ b/services/ocs/pkg/config/http.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package config
 // HTTP defines the available http configuration.
 type HTTP struct {
 	Addr      string `yaml:"addr" env:"OCS_HTTP_ADDR" desc:"The bind address of the HTTP service."`
-	Root      string `yaml:"root" env:"OCS_HTTP_ROOT" desc:"The root path of the HTTP service."`
+	Root      string `yaml:"root" env:"OCS_HTTP_ROOT" desc:"Subdirectory that serves as the root for this HTTP service."`
 	Namespace string `yaml:"-"`
 	CORS      CORS   `yaml:"cors"`
 }
diff --git a/services/proxy/pkg/config/http.go b/services/proxy/pkg/config/http.go
index 89aa735c11..10d979eb4d 100644
--- a/services/proxy/pkg/config/http.go
+++ b/services/proxy/pkg/config/http.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package config
 // HTTP defines the available http configuration.
 type HTTP struct {
 	Addr      string `yaml:"addr" env:"PROXY_HTTP_ADDR" desc:"The bind address of the HTTP service."`
-	Root      string `yaml:"root" env:"PROXY_HTTP_ROOT" desc:"The root path of the HTTP service."`
+	Root      string `yaml:"root" env:"PROXY_HTTP_ROOT" desc:"Subdirectory that serves as the root for this HTTP service."`
 	Namespace string `yaml:"-"`
 	TLSCert   string `yaml:"tls_cert" env:"PROXY_TRANSPORT_TLS_CERT"`
 	TLSKey    string `yaml:"tls_key" env:"PROXY_TRANSPORT_TLS_KEY"`
diff --git a/services/search/pkg/config/http.go b/services/search/pkg/config/http.go
index 7d1fbc2c57..f02266fd2d 100644
--- a/services/search/pkg/config/http.go
+++ b/services/search/pkg/config/http.go
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ package config
 type HTTP struct {
 	Addr      string `ocisConfig:"addr" env:"SEARCH_HTTP_ADDR" desc:"The bind address of the HTTP service."`
 	Namespace string `ocisConfig:"-" yaml:"-"`
-	Root      string `ocisConfig:"root" env:"SEARCH_HTTP_ROOT" desc:"The root path of the HTTP service."`
+	Root      string `ocisConfig:"root" env:"SEARCH_HTTP_ROOT" desc:"Subdirectory that serves as the root for this HTTP service."`
 }
diff --git a/services/settings/pkg/config/http.go b/services/settings/pkg/config/http.go
index f436e45711..df764c7797 100644
--- a/services/settings/pkg/config/http.go
+++ b/services/settings/pkg/config/http.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ package config
 type HTTP struct {
 	Addr      string `yaml:"addr" env:"SETTINGS_HTTP_ADDR" desc:"The bind address of the HTTP service."`
 	Namespace string `yaml:"-"`
-	Root      string `yaml:"root" env:"SETTINGS_HTTP_ROOT" desc:"The root path of the HTTP service."`
+	Root      string `yaml:"root" env:"SETTINGS_HTTP_ROOT" desc:"Subdirectory that serves as the root for this HTTP service."`
 	CacheTTL  int    `yaml:"cache_ttl" env:"SETTINGS_CACHE_TTL" desc:"Browser cache control max-age value in seconds for settings Web UI assets."`
 	CORS      CORS   `yaml:"cors"`
 }
diff --git a/services/thumbnails/pkg/config/http.go b/services/thumbnails/pkg/config/http.go
index 503005dbe8..d01215550d 100644
--- a/services/thumbnails/pkg/config/http.go
+++ b/services/thumbnails/pkg/config/http.go
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ package config
 // HTTP defines the available http configuration.
 type HTTP struct {
 	Addr      string `yaml:"addr" env:"THUMBNAILS_HTTP_ADDR" desc:"The bind address of the HTTP service."`
-	Root      string `yaml:"root" env:"THUMBNAILS_HTTP_ROOT" desc:"The root path of the HTTP service."`
+	Root      string `yaml:"root" env:"THUMBNAILS_HTTP_ROOT" desc:"Subdirectory that serves as the root for this HTTP service."`
 	Namespace string `yaml:"-"`
 }
diff --git a/services/web/pkg/config/http.go b/services/web/pkg/config/http.go
index a328c1de56..addb0fce0c 100644
--- a/services/web/pkg/config/http.go
+++ b/services/web/pkg/config/http.go
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ package config
 type HTTP struct {
 	Addr      string `yaml:"addr" env:"WEB_HTTP_ADDR" desc:"The bind address of the HTTP service."`
 	Namespace string `yaml:"-"`
-	Root      string `yaml:"root" env:"WEB_HTTP_ROOT" desc:"The root path of the HTTP service."`
+	Root      string `yaml:"root" env:"WEB_HTTP_ROOT" desc:"Subdirectory that serves as the root for this HTTP service."`
 	CacheTTL  int    `yaml:"cache_ttl" env:"WEB_CACHE_TTL" desc:"Cache policy in seconds for ownCloud Web assets."`
 }
diff --git a/services/webdav/pkg/config/http.go b/services/webdav/pkg/config/http.go
index 12d2fc4c63..c6c25c06d8 100644
--- a/services/webdav/pkg/config/http.go
+++ b/services/webdav/pkg/config/http.go
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ type CORS struct {
 type HTTP struct {
 	Addr      string `yaml:"addr" env:"WEBDAV_HTTP_ADDR" desc:"The bind address of the HTTP service."`
 	Namespace string `yaml:"-"`
-	Root      string `yaml:"root" env:"WEBDAV_HTTP_ROOT" desc:"The root path of the HTTP service."`
+	Root      string `yaml:"root" env:"WEBDAV_HTTP_ROOT" desc:"Subdirectory that serves as the root for this HTTP service."`
 	CORS      CORS   `yaml:"cors"`
 }