diff --git a/fhem/contrib/configDB/configDB.pm b/fhem/contrib/configDB/configDB.pm
index b2aefc7cb..0eda590d3 100644
--- a/fhem/contrib/configDB/configDB.pm
+++ b/fhem/contrib/configDB/configDB.pm
@@ -1109,7 +1109,7 @@ sub _cfgDB_findDef($;$) {
 }
 
 sub _cfgDB_type() { 
-   return $cfgDB_dbtype; 
+   return "$cfgDB_dbtype (b64)";
 }
 
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