diff --git a/benchmarks/1d/1d_discrete.geo b/benchmarks/1d/1d_discrete.geo
index 2a91348e3d0077d0564e813799b71e123d7f0242..04703050bb4fd1c0c10b486f1a6c71760365047c 100644
--- a/benchmarks/1d/1d_discrete.geo
+++ b/benchmarks/1d/1d_discrete.geo
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Status 0; // to force remeshing of non-discrete curves
 
 cl=0.0999;
 
+// uncomment point 1 and 4 if you merge "1d_without_points.msh"
 //Point(1) = {0, 0, 0, cl};
 Point(2) = {0, 1, 0, cl};
 Point(3) = {1, 1, 0, cl};