diff --git a/resources/chaosknoten/ccchoir/docker_compose/compose.yaml.j2 b/resources/chaosknoten/ccchoir/docker_compose/compose.yaml.j2
index c2108d8..f359f47 100644
--- a/resources/chaosknoten/ccchoir/docker_compose/compose.yaml.j2
+++ b/resources/chaosknoten/ccchoir/docker_compose/compose.yaml.j2
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 services:
   database:
-    image: docker.io/library/mariadb:11
+    image: docker.io/library/mariadb:12
     environment:
       - "MARIADB_DATABASE=wordpress"
       - "MARIADB_ROOT_PASSWORD={{ secret__mariadb_root_password }}"
diff --git a/roles/transmission/files/update-transmission-settings b/roles/transmission/files/update-transmission-settings
index d51730a..27cf1c0 100644
--- a/roles/transmission/files/update-transmission-settings
+++ b/roles/transmission/files/update-transmission-settings
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 
 #
 # Update the transmission settings.json. For the update, stop transmission,
-# put the new file in place, and restart it.
+# put the new file in place, and restart it. This is necessary because
+# transmission is constantly rewriting the settings file while it is running.
 #
 
 set -e