diff --git a/conduwuit-example.toml b/conduwuit-example.toml
index f487d9620..4bbd916c5 100644
--- a/conduwuit-example.toml
+++ b/conduwuit-example.toml
@@ -95,6 +95,10 @@
 # engine API. To use this, set a database backup path that continuwuity
 # can write to.
 #
+# If you are using systemd, you will need to add the path to
+# ReadWritePaths in the service file, preferably via a drop-in file
+# through `systemctl edit`.
+#
 # For more information, see:
 # https://continuwuity.org/maintenance.html#backups
 #
diff --git a/src/core/config/mod.rs b/src/core/config/mod.rs
index 388f769ad..936f57dd5 100644
--- a/src/core/config/mod.rs
+++ b/src/core/config/mod.rs
@@ -145,6 +145,10 @@ pub struct Config {
 	/// engine API. To use this, set a database backup path that continuwuity
 	/// can write to.
 	///
+	/// If you are using systemd, you will need to add the path to
+	/// ReadWritePaths in the service file, preferably via a drop-in file
+	/// through `systemctl edit`.
+	///
 	/// For more information, see:
 	/// https://continuwuity.org/maintenance.html#backups
 	///