diff --git a/Readme.md b/Readme.md
index 798af8c..20db6d2 100644
--- a/Readme.md
+++ b/Readme.md
@@ -156,8 +156,8 @@ File [./config/default.json5](config/default.json5) contains all configuration p
   register: {
     stake: "0.01", // amount of stake to set up
     funds: "0.02", // amount of funds to set up
-    mnemonic: "", // mnemonic to use for unlocking the account parameter
-    privateKey: "", // private key to retrieve the account address from
+    mnemonic: "", // mnemonic to use for unlocking the account parameter; DO NOT STORE IT HERE, use REGISTER_MNEMONIC as env variable. 
+    privateKey: "", // private key to retrieve the account address from; DO NOT STORE IT HERE, use REGISTER_PRIVATE_KEY as env variable. 
     relayHub: "",
     gasPrice: 60000000,
     unstakeDelay: 1000,
@@ -208,6 +208,10 @@ Some of these options will be overrideable using environment variables defined i
 
 ```
 
+> ### :warning: Warning
+>
+> Keep in mind that there neither `mnemonic` or `privateKey` are intended to be set in the file directly and doing it can lead to security issues. Please refer to the [server registration section](#server-registration) for further details.
+
 </details>
 
 To use these overrides, you'd prepend an environment variable, e.g.:
diff --git a/config/default.json5 b/config/default.json5
index 3d8aeea..a9e45a3 100644
--- a/config/default.json5
+++ b/config/default.json5
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@
   register: {
     stake: "0.01", // amount of stake to set up
     funds: "0.02", // amount of funds to set up
-    mnemonic: "", // mnemonic to use for unlocking the account parameter
-    privateKey: "", // private key to retrieve the account address from
+    mnemonic: "", // mnemonic to use for unlocking the account parameter; DO NOT STORE IT HERE, use REGISTER_MNEMONIC as env variable. 
+    privateKey: "", // private key to retrieve the account address from; DO NOT STORE IT HERE, use REGISTER_PRIVATE_KEY as env variable. 
     relayHub: "",
     gasPrice: 60000000,
     unstakeDelay: 1000,