diff --git a/source/usage-examples.txt b/source/usage-examples.txt
index 811e8bb6..96c879e4 100644
--- a/source/usage-examples.txt
+++ b/source/usage-examples.txt
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ step to find the
 :manual:`connection string </reference/connection-string/>` to define your
 ``MONGODB_URI`` environment variable to run the usage examples. If your
 instance uses :manual:`SCRAM authentication </core/security-scram/>`,
-you can replace ``<user>`` with your username, ``<password>`` with your
-password, and ``<cluster-url>`` with the URL or IP address of your instance.
+you can replace ``<user>`` with your database username, ``<password>`` with your
+database password, and ``<cluster-url>`` with the URL or IP address of your instance.
 
 To learn more about connecting to your MongoDB instance, see :ref:`golang-connection-guide`.