diff --git a/developer_manual/app/appframework/database.rst b/developer_manual/app/appframework/database.rst
index bfb5c48c2..e81e20b4b 100644
--- a/developer_manual/app/appframework/database.rst
+++ b/developer_manual/app/appframework/database.rst
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ All database queries for that object should be put into a mapper class. This fol
 
 
       public function __construct(API $api) {
-        parent::__construct($api, 'news_feeds');
+        parent::__construct($api, 'news_feeds'); // tablename is news_feeds
       }