diff --git a/docs/configuring-playbook-bridge-appservice-irc.md b/docs/configuring-playbook-bridge-appservice-irc.md
index 5f70384db..7f8349a0f 100644
--- a/docs/configuring-playbook-bridge-appservice-irc.md
+++ b/docs/configuring-playbook-bridge-appservice-irc.md
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ matrix_appservice_irc_configuration_extension_yaml: |
   # A simple example configuration extension follows:
   #
   ircService:
-    databaseUri: "nedb://data" # does not typically need modification
+    databaseUri: "nedb:///data" # does not typically need modification
     passwordEncryptionKeyPath: "/data/passkey.pem" # does not typically need modification
     matrixHandler:
       eventCacheSize: 4096
diff --git a/roles/matrix-synapse/defaults/main.yml b/roles/matrix-synapse/defaults/main.yml
index 5b8b6fc85..ba737dc6d 100644
--- a/roles/matrix-synapse/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/matrix-synapse/defaults/main.yml
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ matrix_appservice_irc_configuration_extension_yaml: |
   # Example configuration extension follows:
   #
   # ircService:
-  #   databaseUri: "nedb://data" # does not typically need modification
+  #   databaseUri: "nedb:///data" # does not typically need modification
   #   passwordEncryptionKeyPath: "/data/passkey.pem" # does not typically need modification
   #   matrixHandler:
   #     eventCacheSize: 4096