diff --git a/cookiecutter.json b/cookiecutter.json
index 1f42e8ed6..2967ad5c3 100644
--- a/cookiecutter.json
+++ b/cookiecutter.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
-    "project_name": "project_name",
-    "repo_name":"repo_name",
+    "project_name": "project_name is the title of the project.",
+    "repo_name":"repo_name is used for describing the directory structure.",
     "author_name": "Your Name",
     "email": "Your email",
     "description": "A short description of the project.",