diff --git a/docs/sources/installation/configuration.md b/docs/sources/installation/configuration.md
index 28af21ebf89..add1999f714 100644
--- a/docs/sources/installation/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/sources/installation/configuration.md
@@ -28,14 +28,19 @@ using environment variables using the syntax:
     GF_<SectionName>_<KeyName>
 
 Where the section name is the text within the brackets. Everything
-should be upper case. For example, given this configuration setting:
+should be upper case, `.` should be replaced by `_`. For example, given these configuration settings:
 
     [security]
     admin_user = admin
+    
+    [auth.google]
+    client_secret = 0ldS3cretKey
+    
 
 Then you can override that using:
 
     export GF_SECURITY_ADMIN_USER=true
+    export GF_AUTH_GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET=newS3cretKey
 
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