diff --git a/backend/src/main/resources/application.properties b/backend/src/main/resources/application.properties
index 0a92160c1..5b7b801f1 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/backend/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -59,8 +59,9 @@ shibui.logout-url=/dashboard
 
 # spring.profiles.active=default
 
+## Default root user can be set in application.yml or here - setting in both places can be undeterministic 
 ## Default password must be set for the default user to be configured and setup
-#shibui.default-password=
+#shibui.default-password={noop}somepassword
 shibui.default-rootuser=root
 
 shibui.metadata-sources-ui-schema-location=classpath:metadata-sources-ui-schema.json