diff --git a/crowdin.yml b/crowdin.yml
index b62e543aa024f..e32fefb9b6019 100644
--- a/crowdin.yml
+++ b/crowdin.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 project_id_env: 'CROWDIN_PROJECT_ID'
 api_token_env: 'CROWDIN_PERSONAL_TOKEN'
 append_commit_message: false
+
+# without this, crowdin will flatten all files
 preserve_hierarchy: true
 
 files: