diff --git a/.env b/.env
index 7eaa731ef54f..fe2a385ec59f 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ DATABASE_PASSWORD=docker
 DATABASE_HOST=db
 DATABASE_PORT=5432
 DATABASE_DB=airbyte
-# translate manually DATABASE_URL=jdbc:postgresql://${DATABASE_HOST}:${DATABASE_PORT/${DATABASE_DB}
+# translate manually DATABASE_URL=jdbc:postgresql://${DATABASE_HOST}:${DATABASE_PORT/${DATABASE_DB} (do not include the username or password here)
 DATABASE_URL=jdbc:postgresql://db:5432/airbyte
 
 # Airbyte Internal Config Database, default to reuse the Job Database when they are empty