diff --git a/readme-vars.yml b/readme-vars.yml
index 339d475..c26ae60 100644
--- a/readme-vars.yml
+++ b/readme-vars.yml
@@ -63,11 +63,10 @@ app_setup_block: |
 
   **Make sure you pin your database image version and do not use `latest`, as mongodb does not support automatic upgrades between major versions.**
 
-  If you are using the [official mongodb container](https://hub.docker.com/_/mongo/), you can create your databases using an `init-mongo.js` file with the following contents:
+  If you are using the [official mongodb container](https://hub.docker.com/_/mongo/), you can create your user using an `init-mongo.js` file with the following contents:
 
   ```js
-  db.getSiblingDB("MONGO_DBNAME").createUser({user: "MONGO_USER", pwd: "MONGO_PASS", roles: [{role: "readWrite", db: "MONGO_DBNAME"}]});
-  db.getSiblingDB("MONGO_DBNAME_stat").createUser({user: "MONGO_USER", pwd: "MONGO_PASS", roles: [{role: "readWrite", db: "MONGO_DBNAME_stat"}]});
+  db.getSiblingDB("MONGO_DBNAME").createUser({user: "MONGO_USER", pwd: "MONGO_PASS", roles: [{role: "dbOwner", db: "MONGO_DBNAME"}, {role: "dbOwner", db: "MONGO_DBNAME_stat"}]});
   ```
 
   Being sure to replace the placeholders with the same values you supplied to the Unifi container, and mount it into your *mongodb* container.