diff --git a/conduwuit-example.toml b/conduwuit-example.toml
index f0e510b4..fa65cbf2 100644
--- a/conduwuit-example.toml
+++ b/conduwuit-example.toml
@@ -79,9 +79,11 @@
 # This is the only directory where continuwuity will save its data,
 # including media. Note: this was previously "/var/lib/matrix-conduit".
 #
-# YOU NEED TO EDIT THIS.
+# YOU NEED TO EDIT THIS, UNLESS you are running continuwuity as a `systemd` service.
+# The service file sets it to `/var/lib/conduwuit` using an environment variable
+# and also grants write access.
 #
-# example: "/var/lib/continuwuity"
+# example: "/var/lib/conduwuit"
 #
 #database_path =