diff --git a/examples/client/client.c b/examples/client/client.c
index ef651fbe7..6b9221142 100644
--- a/examples/client/client.c
+++ b/examples/client/client.c
@@ -52,10 +52,10 @@
 
 #include "examples/client/client.h"
 
-/* Note on using port 0: the client and server standalone examples don't
- * utilize the port 0 port sharing; that is used by the testsuite which uses
- * this code and sets up the correct port numbers when the internal thread,
- * using the server code, uses port 0. */
+/* Note on using port 0: the client standalone example doesn't utilize the
+ * port 0 port sharing; that is used by (1) the server in external control
+ * test mode and (2) the testsuite which uses this code and sets up the correct
+ * port numbers when the internal thread using the server code using port 0. */
 
 #ifdef WOLFSSL_CALLBACKS
     int handShakeCB(HandShakeInfo*);
diff --git a/examples/server/server.c b/examples/server/server.c
index a97bcc93b..7fa6e76ee 100644
--- a/examples/server/server.c
+++ b/examples/server/server.c
@@ -54,10 +54,10 @@
 
 #include "examples/server/server.h"
 
-/* Note on using port 0: the client and server standalone examples don't
- * utilize the port 0 port sharing; that is used by the testsuite which uses
- * this code and sets up the correct port numbers when the internal thread,
- * using the server code, uses port 0. */
+/* Note on using port 0: if the server uses port 0 to bind an ephemeral port
+ * number and is using the ready file for scripted testing, the code in
+ * test.h will write the actual port number into the ready file for use
+ * by the client. */
 
 #ifdef CYASSL_CALLBACKS
     int srvHandShakeCB(HandShakeInfo*);