diff --git a/docs/Projects/Magpie/configuration.md b/docs/Projects/Magpie/configuration.md
index 186cb99..8c7857b 100644
--- a/docs/Projects/Magpie/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/Projects/Magpie/configuration.md
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ credentials as needed. Magpie will create all required tables at startup.
 
 ```yaml
 magpie.persist:
-    enabled: false
+    enabled: true
     config:
         hostname: localhost
         port: 5432
diff --git a/docs/Projects/Magpie/getting-started.md b/docs/Projects/Magpie/getting-started.md
index 49cab5c..10d251a 100644
--- a/docs/Projects/Magpie/getting-started.md
+++ b/docs/Projects/Magpie/getting-started.md
@@ -29,6 +29,13 @@ default config and provides no AWS credentials.
 
 - Credentials can be added at runtime via volume mapping or passing environmental variables into the container.
 - Configuration overrides can be done via environmental variable.
+- Ensure AWS_REGION is set in your AWS Configuration otherwise you will receive 
+
+```
+Region must be specified either via environment variable (AWS_REGION) or  system property (aws.region)
+```
+
+- Use MAGPIE_CONFIG environment variable to configure the plugins and regions you want to execute. See configuration section for more details
 
 For example: to pass environmental variables for both credentials and configuration:
 ```bash