diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.efs/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/efs/messages.properties b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.efs/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/efs/messages.properties
index d25e9d982db..d132a6f8352 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.efs/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/efs/messages.properties
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.efs/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/efs/messages.properties
@@ -6,8 +6,12 @@
 # 
 # Contributors:
 # Kevin Doyle (IBM) - [210628] Externalize Strings in RSEFileStore and RSEFileStoreImpl
+# Xuan Chen   (IBM) - added NLS_MESSAGEFORMAT comments
 ################################################################################
 
+# NLS_MESSAGEFORMAT_VAR
+# NLS_ENCODING=UTF-8
+
 RESOURCES_NOT_LOADED=Cannot access file: Resources not loaded yet
 CONNECTION_NOT_FOUND=Connection not found for host: {0}
 NO_FILE_SUBSYSTEM=No file subsystem found on host: {0} connection {1}