diff --git a/.tridactylrc b/.tridactylrc
index d6822ac2..f67350f3 100644
--- a/.tridactylrc
+++ b/.tridactylrc
@@ -37,8 +37,9 @@
 "
 " "
 " " Cleanup (requires Tridactyl 1.25.0+)
+" " Persisted settings may briefly apply at startup before this file is sourced.
 " "
-" santisise tridactylconfig
+" sanitise tridactylconfig
 " set configversion 2.0
 "
 " 
diff --git a/src/excmds.ts b/src/excmds.ts
index 433b0aa2..7eeef399 100644
--- a/src/excmds.ts
+++ b/src/excmds.ts
@@ -5190,6 +5190,8 @@ export async function reseturl(pattern: string, mode: string, key: string) {
 
 /** Deletes various bits of Firefox or Tridactyl data
 
+    When used in a tridactylrc, persisted settings may briefly apply at startup before the file is sourced.
+
     The list of possible arguments can be found here:
     https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/browsingData/DataTypeSet