diff --git a/example.deploy.properties b/example.deploy.properties
index 3669b54a..270fbab3 100644
--- a/example.deploy.properties
+++ b/example.deploy.properties
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@
 
 #
 # Where is the Vitro core directory?
-# In most deployments, this is set to ../vitro, but it commonly points
-# elsewhere during development.
+# In most deployments, this is set to ./vitro-core, but internal developers may
+# prefer to set it to ../vitro
 #   Examples:
 #      vitro.core.dir = ./vitro-core
 #      vitro.core.dir = ../vitro
 #      vitro.core.dir = /usr/local/vitro/trunk
-vitro.core.dir = ../vitro
+vitro.core.dir = ./vitro-core
 
 #
 # The base install directory for your Tomcat server. The VIVO application