diff --git a/surfsense_backend/.env.example b/surfsense_backend/.env.example
index a1d410eef..6caa33c4e 100644
--- a/surfsense_backend/.env.example
+++ b/surfsense_backend/.env.example
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ LANGSMITH_PROJECT=surfsense
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Connector discovery TTL cache (Phase 1.4 perf optimization)
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Caches the per-search-space "available connectors" + "available document
+# Caches the per-workspace "available connectors" + "available document
 # types" lookups that ``create_surfsense_deep_agent`` hits on every turn.
 # ORM event listeners auto-invalidate on connector / document inserts,
 # updates and deletes — the TTL only bounds staleness for bulk-import
@@ -512,8 +512,8 @@ LANGSMITH_PROJECT=surfsense
 # Per-workspace spawn-paused kill switch — set via Redis at runtime, not
 # this env var. The env var below only disables the check itself (useful
 # for local dev without Redis). To pause a workspace in production:
-#     redis-cli SET surfsense:spawn_paused:<search_space_id> 1 EX 600
-#     redis-cli DEL surfsense:spawn_paused:<search_space_id>
+#     redis-cli SET surfsense:spawn_paused:<workspace_id> 1 EX 600
+#     redis-cli DEL surfsense:spawn_paused:<workspace_id>
 # The check is fail-open: a Redis blip never blocks ``task(...)``.
 # SURFSENSE_TASK_SPAWN_PAUSED_DISABLED=false