diff --git a/config/jail.conf b/config/jail.conf
index ab9e067a..863bc5da 100644
--- a/config/jail.conf
+++ b/config/jail.conf
@@ -185,6 +185,9 @@ action_blocklist_de  = blocklist_de[email="%(sender)s", service=%(filter)s, apik
 # See BadIPsAction docstring in config/action.d/badips.py for
 # documentation for this action.
 #
+# NOTE: This action relies on banaction being present on start and therefore
+# should be last action defined for a jail.
+#
 action_badips = badips.py[category="%(name)s", banaction="%(banaction)s"]
 
 # Choose default action.  To change, just override value of 'action' with the