diff --git a/keyboard/ergodox_ez/keymaps/german-kinergo/keymap.c b/keyboard/ergodox_ez/keymaps/german-kinergo/keymap.c
index a39a55d859..bff9edb7fc 100644
--- a/keyboard/ergodox_ez/keymaps/german-kinergo/keymap.c
+++ b/keyboard/ergodox_ez/keymaps/german-kinergo/keymap.c
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 
 const uint16_t PROGMEM keymaps[][MATRIX_ROWS][MATRIX_COLS] = {
 /* Keymap 0: Basic layer
+ *
+ * X'es mark the spots where this is different from the "german" layout which it is based on.
  *
  * ,--------------------------------------------------.           ,--------------------------------------------------.
  * |X Esc  X|   1  |   2  |   3  |   4  |   5  |X `  X|           | Next |   6  |   7  |   8  |   9  |   0  |   ß    |
@@ -41,7 +43,7 @@ const uint16_t PROGMEM keymaps[][MATRIX_ROWS][MATRIX_COLS] = {
         KC_TAB,         KC_Q,           KC_W,     KC_E,     KC_R,     KC_T,   TG(1),
         KC_CAPS,         KC_A,           KC_S,     KC_D,     KC_F,     KC_G,
         KC_LSFT,         DE_Y,           KC_X,     KC_C,     KC_V,     KC_B,   ALL_T(KC_NO),
-        KC_LGUI,      KC_CIRC, DE_LESS,  KC_LEFT,  KC_RIGHT,
+        KC_LGUI,      DE_CIRC, DE_LESS,  KC_LEFT,  KC_RIGHT,
                                                KC_LCTRL, KC_LALT,
                                                               KC_HOME,
                                                KC_BSPC,KC_DELT,KC_END,