diff --git a/custom/conf/app.example.ini b/custom/conf/app.example.ini
index 1d490e291f..a7218a082c 100644
--- a/custom/conf/app.example.ini
+++ b/custom/conf/app.example.ini
@@ -1705,8 +1705,8 @@ LEVEL = Info
 ;; convert \r\n to \n for Sendmail
 ;SENDMAIL_CONVERT_CRLF = true
 ;;
-;; convert links of attached images to inline images
-;BASE64_EMBED_IMAGES = true
+;; convert links of attached images to inline images. Only for images hosted in this gitea instance.
+;BASE64_EMBED_IMAGES = false
 
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