diff --git a/appengine/cloudsql/README.md b/appengine/cloudsql/README.md
index 99bff3b486b..1c01860847d 100644
--- a/appengine/cloudsql/README.md
+++ b/appengine/cloudsql/README.md
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ Developers Console](https://console.cloud.google.com/sql/instances). Alternative
 2. Change the root password (under Access Control) and / or create a new user / password.
 3. Create a Database (under Databases) (or use MySQL with `gcloud sql connect <instance> --user=root`)
 4. Note the **Instance connection name** under Overview > properties
-(It will look like project:instance for v1 or project:region:zone for v2)
+(It will look like project:instance for 1st Generation or project:region:zone for 2nd Generation)
 
 ## Deploying
 
 ```bash
-$ mvn clean appengine:deploy -DINSTANCE_CONNECTION_NAME="instanceConnectionName" -Duser=root
+$ mvn clean appengine:deploy -DINSTANCE_CONNECTION_NAME=instanceConnectionName -Duser=root
 -Dpassword=myPassword -Ddatabase=myDatabase
 ```
 
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ Or you can update the properties in `pom.xml`
 ## Running locally
 
 ```bash
-$ mvn clean appengine:run -Duser=root -Dpassword=myPassowrd -Ddatabase=myDatabase
+$ mvn clean appengine:run -DINSTANCE_CONNECTION_NAME=instanceConnectionName -Duser=root -Dpassword=myPassowrd -Ddatabase=myDatabase
 ```
-
+Note - you must use a local mysql instance for the 1st Generation instance and change the local Url
+in `src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/appengine-web.xml` to use your local server.
diff --git a/appengine/cloudsql/pom.xml b/appengine/cloudsql/pom.xml
index b1d4ff5e58b..3eca56527ae 100644
--- a/appengine/cloudsql/pom.xml
+++ b/appengine/cloudsql/pom.xml
@@ -31,13 +31,13 @@
   <properties>
 <!-- INSTANCE_CONNECTION_NAME from Cloud Console > SQL > Instance Details > Properties
      or gcloud sql instances describe <instance>
-     project:region:instance for Cloud SQL v2 or
-     project:instance        for Cloud SQL v1
+     project:region:instance for Cloud SQL 2nd Generation or
+     project:instance        for Cloud SQL 1st Generation
 -->
     <INSTANCE_CONNECTION_NAME></INSTANCE_CONNECTION_NAME>
     <user>root</user>
-    <password></password>
-    <database></database>
+    <password>myPassword</password>
+    <database>sqldemo</database>
 
 <!-- [START_EXCLUDE] -->
     <appengine.maven.plugin>1.0.0</appengine.maven.plugin>