diff --git a/modules/metering-use-mysql-or-postgresql-for-hive.adoc b/modules/metering-use-mysql-or-postgresql-for-hive.adoc
index 0a2da3f300..5e3e20264c 100644
--- a/modules/metering-use-mysql-or-postgresql-for-hive.adoc
+++ b/modules/metering-use-mysql-or-postgresql-for-hive.adoc
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ Use the example configuration file below to use a MySQL database for Hive:
 spec:
   hive:
     spec:
+      metastore:
+        storage:
+          create: false
       config:
         db:
           url: "jdbc:mysql://mysql.example.com:3306/hive_metastore"
@@ -33,6 +36,9 @@ Use the example configuration file below to use a PostgreSQL database for Hive:
 spec:
   hive:
     spec:
+      metastore:
+        storage:
+          create: false
       config:
         db:
           url: "jdbc:postgresql://postgresql.example.com:5432/hive_metastore"