diff --git a/examples/configuring/README.md b/examples/configuring/README.md
index 3512d9f..0158dbd 100644
--- a/examples/configuring/README.md
+++ b/examples/configuring/README.md
@@ -83,13 +83,13 @@ It also supports GraphDB properties in the form of `-Dproperty=value`
 
 ```yaml
 configuration:
-  javaArguments: "-Xms4G -Xmx4G"
+  javaArguments: "-Xms4G -Xmx4G -Dgraphdb.external-url=example.com"
 ```
 
 ## Extra Environment Variables from a source
 
 This section explains how to configure GraphDB with environment variables
-using existing Kubernetes ConfigMaps and Secrets. This approach 
+using an existing Kubernetes ConfigMap or an existing Secrets. This approach 
 ensures that additional configurations are injected alongside existing 
 ones without mixing different contexts. 
 
diff --git a/examples/configuring/resources.yaml b/examples/configuring/resources.yaml
index 2e5ecc6..7c9b39f 100644
--- a/examples/configuring/resources.yaml
+++ b/examples/configuring/resources.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ kind: Secret
 metadata:
   name: custom-graphdb-secret-properties
 data:
-  graphdb-secrets.properties: {{ "graphdb.connector.keystorePass: xxxx" | b64enc | quote }}
+  graphdb-secrets.properties: <base64-encoded secret properties>
 
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
@@ -37,4 +37,5 @@ kind: Secret
 metadata:
   name: connector-secret-properties
 data:
-  graphdb.gpt.token: {{ "<secret-token>" | b64enc | quote }}
+  graphdb.gpt.token: <base64-encoded secret token>
+  
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