diff --git a/spectrum/src/sample.cfg b/spectrum/src/sample.cfg
index 4f85c13209fd9df2045451cbb331c2cd457b6586..8406774269b66510d17d2c66631fe484759b580f 100644
--- a/spectrum/src/sample.cfg
+++ b/spectrum/src/sample.cfg
@@ -14,5 +14,6 @@ protocol=prpl-jabber
 #protocol=prpl-icq
 
 [database]
+type = sqlite3 # or "none" without database backend
 database = test.sql
 prefix=icq