diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2c78a90b2b..1294243f0b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -317,10 +317,7 @@ configgen: requirements .configgen
 	@echo
 	@echo "================== config gen ===================="
 	@echo
-	echo "# Sample config which contains all the available options which the corresponding descriptions" > conf/st2.conf.sample;
-	echo "# Note: This file is automatically generated using tools/config_gen.py - DO NOT UPDATE MANUALLY" >> conf/st2.conf.sample
-	echo "" >> conf/st2.conf.sample
-	. $(VIRTUALENV_DIR)/bin/activate; python ./tools/config_gen.py >> conf/st2.conf.sample;
+	. $(VIRTUALENV_DIR)/bin/activate; python ./tools/config_gen.py > conf/st2.conf.sample;
 
 .PHONY: schemasgen
 schemasgen: requirements .schemasgen
diff --git a/tools/config_gen.py b/tools/config_gen.py
index aeb792e045..bb5a0f2999 100755
--- a/tools/config_gen.py
+++ b/tools/config_gen.py
@@ -77,6 +77,11 @@
     "webui": {"webui_base_url": "https://localhost"},
 }
 
+INIT_COMMENT = """
+# Sample config which contains all the available options which the corresponding descriptions
+# Note: This file is automatically generated using tools/config_gen.py - DO NOT UPDATE MANUALLY
+""".strip()
+
 COMMON_AUTH_OPTIONS_COMMENT = """
 # Common option - options below apply in both scenarios - when auth service is running as a WSGI
 # service (e.g. under Apache or Nginx) and when it's running in the standalone mode.
@@ -186,6 +191,8 @@ def _print_options(opt_group, options):
 
 
 def main(args):
+    print(INIT_COMMENT)
+    print("")
     opt_groups = {}
     for config in CONFIGS:
         mod = _import_config(config)