diff --git a/.env.template b/.env.template
index 1146dd9f..29078208 100644
--- a/.env.template
+++ b/.env.template
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ TIMEZONE=Europe/Berlin
 
 # add only a database password if you want to run with the default postgres, otherwise change settings accordingly
 DB_ENGINE=django.db.backends.postgresql
-# DB_OPTIONS= {}
+# DB_OPTIONS= {} # e.g. {"sslmode":"require"} to enable ssl
 POSTGRES_HOST=db_recipes
 POSTGRES_PORT=5432
 POSTGRES_USER=djangouser