diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index af88c65..df0c351 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ panel will be disabled without valid discord app credentials (this can however
 be bypassed by running the server with `-adminBypass`).
 
 the configuration may be overridden using environment variables in the format
-`ARIMELODY_<SECTION>_<KEY>`. for example, `db.host` in the config may be
-overridden with `ARIMELODY_DB_HOST`.
+`ARIMELODY_<SECTION_NAME>_<KEY_NAME>`. for example, `db.host` in the config may
+be overridden with `ARIMELODY_DB_HOST`.
 
 the location of the configuration file can also be overridden with
 `ARIMELODY_CONFIG`.