diff --git a/api/databases/mongodb.md b/api/databases/mongodb.md
index 7cc3715b..584ae01a 100644
--- a/api/databases/mongodb.md
+++ b/api/databases/mongodb.md
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ __Options:__
 
 ### params.mongodb
 
-When making a [service method](./services.md) call, `params` can contain an `mongodb` property which allows to modify the options used to run the MongoDB query.
+When making a [service method](./services.md) call, `params` can contain an `mongodb` property (for exmaple, `{upsert: true}`) which allows to modify the options used to run the MongoDB query.
 
 
 ## Example
diff --git a/api/databases/mongoose.md b/api/databases/mongoose.md
index 847bebac..a19c55e4 100644
--- a/api/databases/mongoose.md
+++ b/api/databases/mongoose.md
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ __Options:__
 
 ### params.mongoose
 
-When making a [service method](../services.md) call, `params` can contain an `mongoose` property which allows to modify the options used to run the Mongoose query. Normally this wil be set in a before [hook](../hooks.md):
+When making a [service method](../services.md) call, `params` can contain an `mongoose` property (for exmaple, `{upsert: true}`) which allows to modify the options used to run the Mongoose query. Normally this wil be set in a before [hook](../hooks.md):
 
 ```js
 app.service('messages').hooks({