diff --git a/apps/routerconsole/jsp/configclients.jsp b/apps/routerconsole/jsp/configclients.jsp
index 45bafda37d..ef62974b71 100644
--- a/apps/routerconsole/jsp/configclients.jsp
+++ b/apps/routerconsole/jsp/configclients.jsp
@@ -30,8 +30,20 @@ input.default { width: 1px; height: 1px; visibility: hidden; }
  <h3 id="i2pclientconfig"><%=intl._t("Client Configuration")%></h3>
  <p class="infohelp" id="clientconf">
  <%=intl._t("The Java clients listed below are started by the router and run in the same JVM.")%>&nbsp;
- <%=intl._t("To change other client options, edit the file")%>
- <tt><%=net.i2p.router.startup.ClientAppConfig.configFile(net.i2p.I2PAppContext.getGlobalContext()).getAbsolutePath()%>.</tt>
+<%
+   if (!clientshelper.isAdvanced()) {
+       net.i2p.I2PAppContext ctx = net.i2p.I2PAppContext.getGlobalContext();
+       if (net.i2p.router.startup.ClientAppConfig.isSplitConfig(ctx)) {
+%>
+           <%=intl._t("To change client options, edit the files in the directory {0}.", "<tt>" + net.i2p.router.startup.ClientAppConfig.configDir(ctx).getAbsolutePath() + "</tt>")%>
+<%
+       } else {
+%>
+           <%=intl._t("To change client options, edit the file {0}.", "<tt>" + net.i2p.router.startup.ClientAppConfig.configFile(ctx).getAbsolutePath() + "</tt>")%>
+<%
+       }
+   } // !isAdvanced()
+%>
  <%=intl._t("All changes require restart to take effect.")%>
  </p>
  <p class="infowarn" id="clientconf">
diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/startup/ClientAppConfig.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/startup/ClientAppConfig.java
index 266054cec4..538aca09d3 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/startup/ClientAppConfig.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/startup/ClientAppConfig.java
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ public class ClientAppConfig {
      * Only valid after getClientApps(ctx) has been called.
      * @since 0.9.42
      */
-    public synchronized static boolean isSplitConfig(RouterContext ctx) {
+    public synchronized static boolean isSplitConfig(I2PAppContext ctx) {
         File dir = new File(ctx.getConfigDir(), CLIENT_CONFIG_DIR);
         return dir.exists() && !configFile(ctx).exists();
     }
@@ -134,6 +134,14 @@ public class ClientAppConfig {
         return cfgFile;
     }
 
+    /*
+     * This is the config dir. Only valid if a split config.
+     * @since 0.9.48
+     */
+    public static File configDir(I2PAppContext ctx) {
+        return new File(ctx.getConfigDir(), CLIENT_CONFIG_DIR);
+    }
+
     /*
      * Go through the files, and return a List of ClientAppConfig structures
      * This is for the router.