diff --git a/modules/src/main/java/org/archive/modules/writer/WriterPoolProcessor.java b/modules/src/main/java/org/archive/modules/writer/WriterPoolProcessor.java
index 70cc5547..46a6a397 100644
--- a/modules/src/main/java/org/archive/modules/writer/WriterPoolProcessor.java
+++ b/modules/src/main/java/org/archive/modules/writer/WriterPoolProcessor.java
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ implements Lifecycle, Checkpointable {
         this.serverCache = serverCache;
     }
 
-    protected ConfigPath directory = new ConfigPath("writer subdirectory", ".");
+    protected ConfigPath directory = new ConfigPath("writer base path", ".");
     public ConfigPath getDirectory() {
         return directory;
     }