diff --git a/internal/basecomponent/base.go b/internal/basecomponent/base.go
index f281ca5db..0fc95e824 100644
--- a/internal/basecomponent/base.go
+++ b/internal/basecomponent/base.go
@@ -102,9 +102,9 @@ func NewBaseDendrite(cfg *config.Dendrite, componentName string, enableHTTPAPIs
 			Host:   fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", cfg.Proxy.Host, cfg.Proxy.Port),
 		})}
 	}
-  
+
 	httpmux := mux.NewRouter()
-  
+
 	return &BaseDendrite{
 		componentName:  componentName,
 		EnableHTTPAPIs: enableHTTPAPIs,
diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index 8e1789980..597995855 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -268,9 +268,13 @@ type Dendrite struct {
 	// The config for logging informations. Each hook will be added to logrus.
 	Logging []LogrusHook `yaml:"logging"`
 
+	// The config for setting a proxy to use for server->server requests
 	Proxy *struct {
+		// The protocol for the proxy (http / https / socks5)
 		Protocol string `yaml:"protocol"`
+		// The host where the proxy is listening
 		Host string `yaml:"host"`
+		// The port on which the proxy is listening
 		Port uint16 `yaml:"port"`
 	} `yaml:"proxy"`