diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 785a0835e..e73b5e481 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ Here is the **[FAQ](https://github.com/Pita/etherpad-lite/wiki/FAQ)**
 ## Next Steps
 You can modify the settings in the file `settings.json`
 
+You should use a dedicated database such as "mysql" if you are planning on using etherpad-lite in a production environment, the "dirty" database driver is only for testing and/or development purposes.
+
 You can update to the latest version with `git pull origin`. The next start with bin/run.sh will update the dependencies
 
 Look at this wiki pages: 
diff --git a/settings.json.template b/settings.json.template
index a7afaecc9..199ac6d0b 100644
--- a/settings.json.template
+++ b/settings.json.template
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
   "ip": "0.0.0.0",
   "port" : 9001,
   
-  //The Type of the database. You can choose between sqlite and mysql
+  //The Type of the database. You can choose between dirty, sqlite and mysql
+  //You should use mysql or sqlite for anything else than testing or development
   "dbType" : "dirty",
   //the database specific settings
   "dbSettings" : {