diff --git a/src/macros/config.rs b/src/macros/config.rs
index e577a629..8fc1f319 100644
--- a/src/macros/config.rs
+++ b/src/macros/config.rs
@@ -73,7 +73,8 @@ fn generate_example(input: &ItemStruct, args: &[Meta], write: bool) -> Result<To
 				.expect("written to config file");
 		}
 
-		file.write_fmt(format_args!("\n#[{section}]\n"))
+		let pound = if section != "global" { "#" } else { "" };
+		file.write_fmt(format_args!("\n{pound}[{section}]\n"))
 			.expect("written to config file");
 	}
 
diff --git a/tuwunel-example.toml b/tuwunel-example.toml
index d00576ec..a5ada457 100644
--- a/tuwunel-example.toml
+++ b/tuwunel-example.toml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 ### For more information, see:
 ### https://tuwunel.chat/configuration.html
 
-#[global]
+[global]
 
 # The server_name is the pretty name of this server. It is used as a
 # suffix for user and room IDs/aliases.