diff --git a/.config/aerc/aerc.conf b/.config/aerc/aerc.conf
index 8be673ce..77a9b5bd 100644
--- a/.config/aerc/aerc.conf
+++ b/.config/aerc/aerc.conf
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ dialog-height = 90
 #
 # Default: flags:4,name<20%,subject,date>=
 # index-columns=flags:4,name<20%,subject,date>=
-index-columns=labels,name<20%,subject,date>=
+# index-columns=labels<=,name<=,subject<=,date>*
 
 #
 # Each name in index-columns must have a corresponding column-$name setting.