diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/Config.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/Config.java
index 8240ac8f7..81977d74a 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/Config.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/Config.java
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ else if (StringUtils.equalsIgnoreCase(e.name(), "FALSE")) //$NON-NLS-1$
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Get string value
+	 * Get string value or null if not found.
 	 *
 	 * @param section
 	 *            the section
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ else if (StringUtils.equalsIgnoreCase(e.name(), "FALSE")) //$NON-NLS-1$
 	 *            the subsection for the value
 	 * @param name
 	 *            the key name
-	 * @return a String value from git config.
+	 * @return a String value from the config, <code>null</code> if not found
 	 */
 	public String getString(final String section, String subsection,
 			final String name) {