diff --git a/distros/redhat/README.CentOS b/distros/redhat/README.CentOS
index 0384622eb..a837faf15 100644
--- a/distros/redhat/README.CentOS
+++ b/distros/redhat/README.CentOS
@@ -21,10 +21,14 @@
      mysql -uroot -p < /usr/share/zoneminder/db/zm_create.sql
      mysqladmin -uroot -p reload
 
-3. IMPORTANT: Edit /etc/php.ini and put in the appropriate timezone for
+3. If you have chosen to change the zoneminder mysql credentials to something
+   other than zmuser/zmpass then you must now edit /etc/zm.conf. Change
+   ZM_DB_USER and ZM_DB_PASS to the values you created in step 2.
+
+4. IMPORTANT: Edit /etc/php.ini and put in the appropriate timezone for
    date.timezone!
 
-4. The ZoneMinder web interface is disabled by default, you will need
+5. The ZoneMinder web interface is disabled by default, you will need
    to edit this file to enable it:
 
      /etc/httpd/conf.d/zoneminder.conf
@@ -32,16 +36,16 @@
    HINT: Most users will want to simply delete the line that says
    "Deny from all".
 
-5. Configure the web server to start automatically:
+6. Configure the web server to start automatically:
 
      sudo chkconfig httpd on
      sudo service httpd start
 
-6. This package has automatically configured and installed an SELinux policy
+7. This package has automatically configured and installed an SELinux policy
    called local_zoneminder. A copy of this policy is in the documentation
    folder.
 
-7. Finally, you may start the ZoneMinder service:
+8. Finally, you may start the ZoneMinder service:
 
      sudo service zoneminder start
 
@@ -57,11 +61,15 @@
      grant alter on zm.* to
      'zmuser'@localhost identified by 'zmpass';
 
-   Since this is an upgrade, the assumption is that the zmuser account already
-   has select, insert, update, and delete permission.
+   Since this is an upgrade, the assumption is that the zmuser account exists
+   and already has select, insert, update, and delete permission.
    
-2. You will need to upgrade the ZoneMinder database as described in the manual.
-   Only if the previous step was succesful, may you run zmupdate like so:
+2. If you have previsouly changed the zoneminder mysql credentials to something
+   other than zmuser/zmpass then you must now edit /etc/zm.conf. Change
+   ZM_DB_USER and ZM_DB_PASS to their appropriate values.
+   
+3. You will need to upgrade the ZoneMinder database as described in the manual.
+   Only if step 1 was succesfully applied, may you run zmupdate like so:
    
     sudo zmupdate.pl --version=<from version>