diff --git a/docs/administration/1_createusers.md b/docs/administration/1_createusers.md
index f40b7f576..e41c69c60 100644
--- a/docs/administration/1_createusers.md
+++ b/docs/administration/1_createusers.md
@@ -14,9 +14,8 @@ User accounts can be created on a Dendrite instance in a number of ways.
 The `create-account` tool is built in the `bin` folder when building Dendrite with
 the `build.sh` script.
 
-It uses the `dendrite.yaml` configuration file to connect to the Dendrite user database
-and create the account entries directly. It can therefore be used even if Dendrite is not
-running yet, as long as the database is up.
+It uses the `dendrite.yaml` configuration file to connect to a running Dendrite instance and requires 
+shared secret registration to be enabled as explained below.
 
 An example of using `create-account` to create a **normal account**:
 
@@ -32,6 +31,13 @@ To create a new **admin account**, add the `-admin` flag:
 ./bin/create-account -config /path/to/dendrite.yaml -username USERNAME -admin
 ```
 
+By default `create-account` uses `https://localhost:8448` to connect to Dendrite, this can be overwritten using 
+the `-url` flag:
+
+```bash
+./bin/create-account -config /path/to/dendrite.yaml -username USERNAME -url http://localhost:8008
+```
+
 ## Using shared secret registration
 
 Dendrite supports the Synapse-compatible shared secret registration endpoint.