diff --git a/docker_setup_prod.sh b/docker_setup_prod.sh
index 8159de7..384811c 100644
--- a/docker_setup_prod.sh
+++ b/docker_setup_prod.sh
@@ -1,50 +1,54 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 # This script sets up the WriteFreely application using Docker by creating a local directory
 # in the current working directory (PWD) to store Docker-related files, initializing the database,
 # and performing the initial configuration.
 
 # Installation directory in the same location as the script
 INSTALL_DIR="$(pwd)/writefreely"
 
 # Create the installation directory if it doesn't exist
 if [ ! -d "$INSTALL_DIR" ]; then
   echo "Creating directory at $INSTALL_DIR..."
   mkdir -p "$INSTALL_DIR"
 fi
 
 # Change to the installation directory
 cd "$INSTALL_DIR" || exit
 
 # URL for the docker-compose file
 COMPOSE_URL="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/writefreely/writefreely/refs/heads/develop/docker-compose.prod.yml"
 
 # Check if docker-compose.yml already exists
 if [ ! -f "docker-compose.yml" ]; then
   echo "docker-compose.yml not found. Downloading from $COMPOSE_URL..."
 
   # Check if curl or wget is available and download the file
   if command -v curl &> /dev/null; then
     curl -o docker-compose.yml "$COMPOSE_URL"
   elif command -v wget &> /dev/null; then
     wget -O docker-compose.yml "$COMPOSE_URL"
   else
     echo "Error: Neither curl nor wget is installed. Please install one of them to proceed."
     exit 1
   fi
 else
   echo "docker-compose.yml already exists. Skipping download."
 fi
 
+# Prompt the user to edit the docker-compose.yml file
+echo "Before continuing, you must edit the docker-compose.yml file to configure the database connection details."
+read -p "Press Enter when you have finished editing the file."
+
 # Run the initial command for interactive configuration
 echo "Starting WriteFreely configuration..."
 docker compose run -it --rm app writefreely config start
 
 echo "Configuration completed. Now generating keys..."
 
 # Generate the required keys
 docker compose run -it --rm app writefreely keys generate
 
 # Completion message with update instructions
 echo "Setup complete! You can now start WriteFreely with 'docker compose up -d'"
 echo "To update WriteFreely in the future, run: 'docker-compose down', 'docker-compose pull', and 'docker-compose up -d'"