diff --git a/.env_sample b/.env_sample
index 84c41976b..a6588d5ad 100644
--- a/.env_sample
+++ b/.env_sample
@@ -108,10 +108,10 @@ export PUSHER_SECRET=
 export PUSHER_BEAMS_ID=
 export PUSHER_BEAMS_KEY=
 
-# Google recaptcha
+# Google recaptcha (Optional)
 # (https://developers.google.com/recaptcha/intro)
-export RECAPTCHA_SECRET="Optional"
-export RECAPTCHA_SITE="Optional"
+export RECAPTCHA_SECRET=
+export RECAPTCHA_SITE=
 
 # Slack for customer alerts
 # (https://api.slack.com/)