diff --git a/getting-started/minio/README.md b/getting-started/minio/README.md
index 5b42714588..65293c21b6 100644
--- a/getting-started/minio/README.md
+++ b/getting-started/minio/README.md
@@ -56,11 +56,15 @@ bin/spark-sql \
     --conf spark.sql.catalog.polaris.warehouse=quickstart_catalog \
     --conf spark.sql.catalog.polaris.scope=PRINCIPAL_ROLE:ALL \
     --conf spark.sql.catalog.polaris.header.X-Iceberg-Access-Delegation=vended-credentials \
-    --conf spark.sql.catalog.polaris.credential=root:s3cr3t
+    --conf spark.sql.catalog.polaris.credential=root:s3cr3t \
+    --conf spark.sql.catalog.polaris.client.region=irrelevant
 ```
 
 Note: `s3cr3t` is defined as the password for the `root` users in the `docker-compose.yml` file.
 
+Note: The `client.region` configuration is required for the AWS S3 client to work, but it is not used in this example
+since MinIO does not require a specific region.
+
 ## Running Queries
 
 Run inside the Spark SQL shell: