diff --git a/README_SETUP.md b/README_SETUP.md
index d46722d26458757a53f081dd1ce9af3db2688283..77106e5aa931ebb064610959fe2efbff043eb04d 100644
--- a/README_SETUP.md
+++ b/README_SETUP.md
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ installed and the pam user tool must be compiled:
 
 - `cd misc/pam_authentication/`
 - `make`
-- If you want, you can run a test now: `./pam_authentication.sh asdf ghjk`
-  should print `[FAILED]` and return with a non-zero exit code.  Unless there is
-  a user `asdf` with password `ghjk` on your system, of course.
+- If you want, you can run a test now: `./pam_authentication.sh asdf` asks for a password for user
+  `asdf`.  If no such user exists or the wrong passowrd is entered, it print `[FAILED]` and return
+  with a non-zero exit code.
 - If you want to run the CaosDB server without root privilege, you need to use
   the setuid bit for the binary. For example, if the user `caosdb` runs the
   server process the permissions of `bin/pam_authentication` should be the