diff --git a/docs/authentication.asciidoc b/docs/authentication.asciidoc
index 7866d8c74..09b96c90a 100644
--- a/docs/authentication.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/authentication.asciidoc
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ override this option by configuring them.
 
 IMPORTANT: Do not enable sniffing when using Elastic Cloud, since the nodes are 
 behind a load balancer, Elastic Cloud will take care of everything for you.
+Take a look https://www.elastic.co/blog/elasticsearch-sniffing-best-practices-what-when-why-how[here]
+to know more.
 
 [source,js]
 ----
diff --git a/docs/configuration.asciidoc b/docs/configuration.asciidoc
index 6182effec..f090e9f81 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/configuration.asciidoc
@@ -84,11 +84,11 @@ _Default:_ `30000`
 _Default:_ `3000`
 
 |`sniffInterval`
-|`number, boolean` - Perform a sniff operation every `n` milliseconds. +
+|`number, boolean` - Perform a sniff operation every `n` milliseconds. Sniffing might not be the best solution for you, take a look https://www.elastic.co/blog/elasticsearch-sniffing-best-practices-what-when-why-how[here] to know more. +
 _Default:_ `false`
 
 |`sniffOnStart`
-|`boolean` - Perform a sniff once the client is started. +
+|`boolean` - Perform a sniff once the client is started. Sniffing might not be the best solution for you, take a look https://www.elastic.co/blog/elasticsearch-sniffing-best-practices-what-when-why-how[here] to know more. +
 _Default:_ `false`
 
 |`sniffEndpoint`
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ _Default:_ `false`
 _Default:_ `'_nodes/_all/http'`
 
 |`sniffOnConnectionFault`
-|`boolean` - Perform a sniff on connection fault. +
+|`boolean` - Perform a sniff on connection fault. Sniffing might not be the best solution for you, take a look https://www.elastic.co/blog/elasticsearch-sniffing-best-practices-what-when-why-how[here] to know more. +
 _Default:_ `false`
 
 |`resurrectStrategy`