diff --git a/kv/memberlist/tcp_transport.go b/kv/memberlist/tcp_transport.go
index eb5451878..568a96a14 100644
--- a/kv/memberlist/tcp_transport.go
+++ b/kv/memberlist/tcp_transport.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ type TCPTransportConfig struct {
 	PacketWriteTimeout time.Duration `yaml:"packet_write_timeout" category:"advanced"`
 
 	// Transport logs lot of messages at debug level, so it deserves an extra flag for turning it on
-	TransportDebug bool `yaml:"-"`
+	TransportDebug bool `yaml:"-" category:"advanced"`
 
 	// Where to put custom metrics. nil = don't register.
 	MetricsRegisterer prometheus.Registerer `yaml:"-"`
diff --git a/ring/ring.go b/ring/ring.go
index 5553c6b72..6c7e4a49f 100644
--- a/ring/ring.go
+++ b/ring/ring.go
@@ -123,10 +123,10 @@ var (
 // Config for a Ring
 type Config struct {
 	KVStore              kv.Config              `yaml:"kvstore"`
-	HeartbeatTimeout     time.Duration          `yaml:"heartbeat_timeout"`
+	HeartbeatTimeout     time.Duration          `yaml:"heartbeat_timeout" category:"advanced"`
 	ReplicationFactor    int                    `yaml:"replication_factor"`
 	ZoneAwarenessEnabled bool                   `yaml:"zone_awareness_enabled"`
-	ExcludedZones        flagext.StringSliceCSV `yaml:"excluded_zones"`
+	ExcludedZones        flagext.StringSliceCSV `yaml:"excluded_zones" category:"advanced"`
 
 	// Whether the shuffle-sharding subring cache is disabled. This option is set
 	// internally and never exposed to the user.