diff --git a/example/luks-lvm.nix b/example/luks-lvm.nix
index c6340d0..ad07902 100644
--- a/example/luks-lvm.nix
+++ b/example/luks-lvm.nix
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
                 type = "luks";
                 name = "crypted";
                 extraOpenArgs = [ "--allow-discards" ];
+                # if you want to use the key for interactive login be sure there is no trailing newline
+                # for example use `echo -n "password" > /tmp/secret.key`
                 keyFile = "/tmp/secret.key";
                 content = {
                   type = "lvm_pv";