diff --git a/docs/configuration/config-file-reference.md b/docs/configuration/config-file-reference.md
index a5aca6c4593..80c53f3de59 100644
--- a/docs/configuration/config-file-reference.md
+++ b/docs/configuration/config-file-reference.md
@@ -76,9 +76,8 @@ api:
 
   # Allows to skip label name validation via header on the http write path. Use
   # with caution as it breaks PromQL. Allowing this for external clients allows
-  # any client to send invalid label names. After enabling it, requests with
-  # X-Mimir-SkipLabelNameValidation HTTP header set to true will not have label
-  # names validated.
+  # any client to send invalid label names. After enabling it, requests with a
+  # specific HTTP header set to true will not have label names validated.
   # CLI flag: -api.skip-label-name-validation-header-enabled
   [skip_label_name_validation_header_enabled: <boolean> | default = false]
 
diff --git a/pkg/api/api.go b/pkg/api/api.go
index 2778e27a9b8..44488f0f6dc 100644
--- a/pkg/api/api.go
+++ b/pkg/api/api.go
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ type Config struct {
 // RegisterFlags adds the flags required to config this to the given FlagSet.
 func (cfg *Config) RegisterFlags(f *flag.FlagSet) {
 	f.BoolVar(&cfg.ResponseCompression, "api.response-compression-enabled", false, "Use GZIP compression for API responses. Some endpoints serve large YAML or JSON blobs which can benefit from compression.")
-	f.BoolVar(&cfg.SkipLabelNameValidationHeader, "api.skip-label-name-validation-header-enabled", false, "Allows to skip label name validation via header on the http write path. Use with caution as it breaks PromQL. Allowing this for external clients allows any client to send invalid label names. After enabling it, requests with X-Mimir-SkipLabelNameValidation HTTP header set to true will not have label names validated.")
+	// TODO(56quarters): Mention the specific header "X-Mimir-SkipLabelNameValidation" after Mimir is public
+	f.BoolVar(&cfg.SkipLabelNameValidationHeader, "api.skip-label-name-validation-header-enabled", false, "Allows to skip label name validation via header on the http write path. Use with caution as it breaks PromQL. Allowing this for external clients allows any client to send invalid label names. After enabling it, requests with a specific HTTP header set to true will not have label names validated.")
 	cfg.RegisterFlagsWithPrefix("", f)
 }