diff --git a/server/conf/mirth.properties b/server/conf/mirth.properties
index 0f3488e9f6..98f3503993 100644
--- a/server/conf/mirth.properties
+++ b/server/conf/mirth.properties
@@ -76,12 +76,14 @@ database = derby
 #   Oracle                      jdbc:oracle:thin:@localhost:1521:DB
 #   SQL Server/Sybase (jTDS)    jdbc:jtds:sqlserver://localhost:1433/mirthdb
 #   Microsoft SQL Server        jdbc:sqlserver://localhost:1433;databaseName=mirthdb
+#   If you are using the Microsoft SQL Server driver, please also specify database.driver below 
 database.url = jdbc:derby:${dir.appdata}/mirthdb;create=true
 
 # If using a custom or non-default driver, specify it here.
-# When using sqlserver, if the database.driver below is left blank or commented out, the jTDS driver is used by default.
-# If you prefer to use the Microsoft SQL Server driver, use "database.driver = com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc.SQLServerDriver".
-#database.driver = 
+# example:
+# Microsoft SQL server: database.driver = com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc.SQLServerDriver
+# (Note: the jTDS driver is used by default for sqlserver)
+#database.driver =
 
 # Maximum number of connections allowed for the main read/write connection pool
 database.max-connections = 20