diff --git a/production.ini b/production.ini
--- a/production.ini
+++ b/production.ini
@@ -68,23 +68,23 @@ proxypass_auth_enabled = false
 #clone_uri = {scheme}://{user}{pass}{netloc}{path}
 
 ## issue tracking mapping for commits messages
-## uncomment url_pat, issue_server, issue_prefix to enable
-
+## comment out issue_pat, issue_server, issue_prefix to enable
 
 ## pattern to get the issues from commit messages
-## default one used here is #1234
+## default one used here is #<numbers> with a regex passive group for `#`
+## {id} will be all groups matched from this pattern
 
-#url_pat = (?:^#|\s#)(\w+)
+issue_pat = (?:\s*#)(\d+)
 
-## server url to the issue, each {id} will be replaced with id
+## server url to the issue, each {id} will be replaced with match
 ## fetched from the regex and {repo} is replaced with repository name
 
-#issue_server_link = https://myissueserver.com/{repo}/issue/{id}
+issue_server_link = https://myissueserver.com/{repo}/issue/{id}
 
 ## prefix to add to link to indicate it's an url
 ## #314 will be replaced by <issue_prefix><id>
 
-#issue_prefix = #
+issue_prefix = #
 
 
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