diff --git a/docs/images/docker-qbittorrent.md b/docs/images/docker-qbittorrent.md
index d79b614fd..f5a9bfad4 100644
--- a/docs/images/docker-qbittorrent.md
+++ b/docs/images/docker-qbittorrent.md
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ services:
       - TORRENTING_PORT=6881
     volumes:
       - /path/to/qbittorrent/appdata:/config
-      - /path/to/downloads:/downloads
+      - /path/to/downloads:/downloads #optional
     ports:
       - 8080:8080
       - 6881:6881
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ docker run -d \
   -p 6881:6881 \
   -p 6881:6881/udp \
   -v /path/to/qbittorrent/appdata:/config \
-  -v /path/to/downloads:/downloads \
+  -v /path/to/downloads:/downloads `#optional` \
   --restart unless-stopped \
   lscr.io/linuxserver/qbittorrent:latest
 ```