diff --git a/roles/slurmdb-config/readme.md b/roles/slurmdb-config/readme.md
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@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-If the database is already up and running, applying the config would fail.
-
+If the database is already up and running, running this role will not work.
 To make a change to the log file size without data loss before applying the config.
 
 1. While mariadb is still runing