diff --git a/config/database.yml.example b/config/database.yml.example
index f09af3a66..f2a9d4f6c 100644
--- a/config/database.yml.example
+++ b/config/database.yml.example
@@ -6,19 +6,21 @@ default: &default
   username:
   password:
 
-development:
+development: &development
   <<: *default
   database: participacion_development
 
+# The staging, preproduction and production dbs are only needed
+# for running rake assets:precompile locally before deploying
 staging:
-  <<: *default
+  <<: *development
 
 preproduction:
-  <<: *default
+  <<: *development
 
 production:
-  <<: *default
+  <<: *development
 
 test:
   <<: *default
-  database: participacion_test
\ No newline at end of file
+  database: participacion_test