diff --git a/backend/src/main/resources/application.yml b/backend/src/main/resources/application.yml
index f15f39cda..74ae43689 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/resources/application.yml
+++ b/backend/src/main/resources/application.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #shibui:
 ## Default password must be set for the default user to be configured and setup
 #  default-rootuser:root
-## need to include the encoding for the password 
-#  default-password:{noop}foopassword
+## need to include the encoding for the password - be sure to quote the entire value as shown
+#  default-password: "{noop}foopassword"
 #  pac4j-enabled: true
 #  pac4j:
 #    keystorePath: "/etc/shibui/samlKeystore.jks"