diff --git a/webserver/zipkin/src/main/java/io/helidon/webserver/zipkin/ZipkinTracerBuilder.java b/webserver/zipkin/src/main/java/io/helidon/webserver/zipkin/ZipkinTracerBuilder.java
index 7f1ba35126f..94abe2d018b 100644
--- a/webserver/zipkin/src/main/java/io/helidon/webserver/zipkin/ZipkinTracerBuilder.java
+++ b/webserver/zipkin/src/main/java/io/helidon/webserver/zipkin/ZipkinTracerBuilder.java
@@ -99,6 +99,14 @@ public ZipkinTracerBuilder path(String path) {
         return this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Create a new builder based on values in configuration.
+     * This requires at least a key "service" in the provided config.
+     *
+     * @param config configuration to load this builder from
+     * @return a new builder instance.
+     * @see ZipkinTracerBuilder#fromConfig(Config)
+     */
     public static ZipkinTracerBuilder from(Config config) {
         String serviceName = config.get("service").value()
                 .orElseThrow(() -> new IllegalArgumentException("Configuration must at least contain the service key"));