diff --git a/.github/templates/README.template.md b/.github/templates/README.template.md
index 70decee..037a8c3 100644
--- a/.github/templates/README.template.md
+++ b/.github/templates/README.template.md
@@ -33,11 +33,7 @@ And for the Redirect Uri set it to the one from your `.env` file.
 Next create `init-mongo.js` in your working directory:
 
 ```js
-{
-	{
-		file.examples / init - mongo.js
-	}
-}
+{ { file.examples/init-mongo.js } }
 ```
 
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ac392c7..f33902c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -127,11 +127,14 @@ And for the Redirect Uri set it to the one from your `.env` file.
 Next create `init-mongo.js` in your working directory:
 
 ```js
-{
-	{
-		file.examples / init - mongo.js
-	}
-}
+// This is only for initializing the db and creating the mailauth user
+
+db = db.getSiblingDB("mailauth")
+db.createUser({
+	user: "mailauth",
+	pwd: "SECURE_PW", // This should match the one in your env
+	roles: [{ role: "readWrite", db: "mailauth" }],
+})
 ```
 
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