diff --git a/database/postgresql_user b/database/postgresql_user
index f213f06ece6..e7d2793a535 100644
--- a/database/postgresql_user
+++ b/database/postgresql_user
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ options:
     default: null
   password:
     description:
-      - set the user's password
+      - set the user's password, before 1.4 this was requried.
     required: false
     default: null
   db: