diff --git a/dendrite-sample.monolith.yaml b/dendrite-sample.monolith.yaml
index f1758f54d..3cad17da8 100644
--- a/dendrite-sample.monolith.yaml
+++ b/dendrite-sample.monolith.yaml
@@ -275,10 +275,15 @@ sync_api:
   # address of the client. This is likely required if Dendrite is running behind
   # a reverse proxy server.
   # real_ip_header: X-Real-IP
-  fulltext:
+
+  # Configuration for the fulltext search
+  search:
     enabled: false
+    # The path where the fulltext index will be created in.
     index_path: "./fulltextindex"
-    language: "en" # more possible languages can be found at https://github.com/blevesearch/bleve/tree/master/analysis/lang
+    # The language most likely to be used on the server - used when indexing, to ensure the returned results match the expectations.
+    # A full list of possible languages can be found at https://github.com/blevesearch/bleve/tree/master/analysis/lang
+    language: "en"
 
 # Configuration for the User API.
 user_api:
diff --git a/dendrite-sample.polylith.yaml b/dendrite-sample.polylith.yaml
index 97d10825f..e58062fe2 100644
--- a/dendrite-sample.polylith.yaml
+++ b/dendrite-sample.polylith.yaml
@@ -326,10 +326,15 @@ sync_api:
     max_open_conns: 10
     max_idle_conns: 2
     conn_max_lifetime: -1
-  fulltext:
+
+  # Configuration for the fulltext search
+  search:
     enabled: false
+    # The path where the fulltext index will be created in.
     index_path: "./fulltextindex"
-    language: "en" # more possible languages can be found at https://github.com/blevesearch/bleve/tree/master/analysis/lang
+    # The language most likely to be used on the server - used when indexing, to ensure the returned results match the expectations.
+    # A full list of possible languages can be found at https://github.com/blevesearch/bleve/tree/master/analysis/lang
+    language: "en"
 
   # This option controls which HTTP header to inspect to find the real remote IP
   # address of the client. This is likely required if Dendrite is running behind
diff --git a/setup/config/config_syncapi.go b/setup/config/config_syncapi.go
index c890b0054..edef22c93 100644
--- a/setup/config/config_syncapi.go
+++ b/setup/config/config_syncapi.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ type SyncAPI struct {
 
 	RealIPHeader string `yaml:"real_ip_header"`
 
-	Fulltext Fulltext `yaml:"fulltext"`
+	Fulltext Fulltext `yaml:"search"`
 }
 
 func (c *SyncAPI) Defaults(opts DefaultOpts) {
@@ -52,16 +52,12 @@ func (f *Fulltext) Defaults(opts DefaultOpts) {
 	f.Enabled = false
 	f.IndexPath = "./fulltextindex"
 	f.Language = "en"
-	if opts.Generate {
-		f.Enabled = true
-		f.InMemory = true
-	}
 }
 
 func (f *Fulltext) Verify(configErrs *ConfigErrors, isMonolith bool) {
 	if !f.Enabled {
 		return
 	}
-	checkNotEmpty(configErrs, "syncapi.fulltext.index_path", string(f.IndexPath))
-	checkNotEmpty(configErrs, "syncapi.fulltext.language", f.Language)
+	checkNotEmpty(configErrs, "syncapi.search.index_path", string(f.IndexPath))
+	checkNotEmpty(configErrs, "syncapi.search.language", f.Language)
 }