diff --git a/adhocracy/templates/instance/new.html b/adhocracy/templates/instance/new.html
index 61118dbaa..d327dd0bb 100644
--- a/adhocracy/templates/instance/new.html
+++ b/adhocracy/templates/instance/new.html
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ <h3>${_("Create new instance")}</h3>
       <legend>${_("Description")}</legend>
       <p class="info">
       ${_("Describe what the goals of this instance are and who constitutes "
-          "its community. (Both Markdown and HTML are allowed here.)")} 
+          "its community.")}
+      ${_("(Both Markdown and HTML are allowed here.)") if h.text.getconf_allow_user_html() else ""}
       </p>
       <textarea tabindex="3" class="description" name="description"></textarea>
       ${components.formatting()}
diff --git a/adhocracy/templates/instance/settings_general.html b/adhocracy/templates/instance/settings_general.html
index ad1394938..8925993c4 100644
--- a/adhocracy/templates/instance/settings_general.html
+++ b/adhocracy/templates/instance/settings_general.html
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ <h2>${c.settings_menu.current['label']}</h2>
     ${forms.input(_("Name"), 'label', 1)}
     
     <%forms:textarea label="${_('Description')}" name="description" value="" tabindex="5"
-    help="${_('Describe what the goals of this instance are and who constitutes its community. (Both Markdown and HTML are allowed here.)')}">
+    help="${_('Describe what the goals of this instance are and who constitutes its community.')} ${_('(Both Markdown and HTML are allowed here.)') if h.text.getconf_allow_user_html(true) else ''}">
     ${components.formatting()}    
     </%forms:textarea>