diff --git a/contrib/example_log_config.yaml b/contrib/example_log_config.yaml
index 7f7c8ba588..c7aa68abf2 100644
--- a/contrib/example_log_config.yaml
+++ b/contrib/example_log_config.yaml
@@ -39,9 +39,11 @@ loggers:
     synapse:
         level: INFO
 
-    synapse.storage:
+    synapse.storage.SQL:
+        # beware: increasing this to DEBUG will make synapse log sensitive
+        # information such as access tokens.
         level: INFO
-    
+
     # example of enabling debugging for a component:
     #
     # synapse.federation.transport.server: