diff --git a/HACKING b/HACKING
index 6003b8d83..395b5b316 100644
--- a/HACKING
+++ b/HACKING
@@ -67,8 +67,13 @@ git config remote.review.push HEAD:refs/publish/master
 @endcode
   Or with http only:
 @code
-git remote add review http://openocd.zylin.com/p/openocd.git
+git remote add review http://USERNAME@openocd.zylin.com/p/openocd.git
 git config remote.review.push HEAD:refs/publish/master
+@endcode
+  The http password is configured from your gerrit settings - http://openocd.zylin.com/#/settings/http-password.
+  \note If you want to simplify http access you can also add your http password to the url as follows:
+@code
+git remote add review http://USERNAME:PASSWORD@openocd.zylin.com/p/openocd.git
 @endcode
   -# You will need to install this hook, we will look into a better solution:
 @code
@@ -80,7 +85,7 @@ wget http://openocd.zylin.com/tools/hooks/commit-msg
 mv commit-msg .git/hooks
 chmod +x .git/hooks/commit-msg
 @endcode
-@b NOTE A script exists to simplify the two items above. execute:
+  \note A script exists to simplify the two items above. execute:
 @code
 tools/initial.sh <username>
 @endcode