diff --git a/docs/source/node-database.rst b/docs/source/node-database.rst
index c429abc082..6fdfd9c3df 100644
--- a/docs/source/node-database.rst
+++ b/docs/source/node-database.rst
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ stored states, transactions and attachments as follows:
 
   ``Database connection URL is              : jdbc:h2:tcp://10.18.0.150:56736/node``
 
-* Paste this string into the JDBC URL field and click ``Connect``, using the default username and password.
+* Paste this string into the JDBC URL field and click ``Connect``, using the default username (``sa``) and no password.
 
 You will be presented with a web interface that shows the contents of your node's storage and vault, and provides an
 interface for you to query them using SQL.
@@ -53,4 +53,4 @@ Note that:
 
 * The ``database.schema`` property is optional
 * The value of ``database.schema`` is not wrapped in double quotes and Postgres always treats it as a lower-case value
-  (e.g. ``AliceCorp`` becomes ``alicecorp``)
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+  (e.g. ``AliceCorp`` becomes ``alicecorp``)