diff --git a/video_prediction_tools/data_split/datasplit_template.json b/video_prediction_tools/data_split/datasplit_template.json
index cae673c20d746c4d45ab4333c6cd68959277ffd2..e3067e3293674b2d27515640c5f42e665483d379 100644
--- a/video_prediction_tools/data_split/datasplit_template.json
+++ b/video_prediction_tools/data_split/datasplit_template.json
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-# NOTE: This json-file should not be processed and simply serves as an exemplary file for configuringing the datasplit.
-#       If you would like to generate your own datasplit config file, you may copy this template and modify it to your personal needs.
-#       However, remember to remove any comment lines (starting with #) from your config-file then!!!
+# NOTE: Please configure this JSON-files according your needs. Any line starting with # will be removed 
+#       when editing is invoked from generate_runscript.py. 
 #
 # Explanation: In the following, the data of the whole year 2015 and the first half of 2016 is used for training,
 #              while the data of 2017 and 2018 are used for validation and testing, respectively.