diff --git a/examples/mySql/README.md b/examples/mySql/README.md
index da5c556ef..021d57be8 100644
--- a/examples/mySql/README.md
+++ b/examples/mySql/README.md
@@ -181,6 +181,8 @@ patchesStrategicMerge:
 EOF
 ```
 
+A `mysql-persistent-storage` persistent disk needs to exist for it to run successfully.
+
 Lets break this down:
 
 - In the first step, we created a YAML file named
diff --git a/examples/mySql/secret.yaml b/examples/mySql/secret.yaml
index 935f2305e..c3108ba88 100644
--- a/examples/mySql/secret.yaml
+++ b/examples/mySql/secret.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ apiVersion: v1
 kind: Secret
 metadata:
   creationTimestamp: null
-  name: mysql-pass-d2gtcm2t2k
+  name: mysql-pass
 type: Opaque
 data:
   # Default password is "admin".