diff --git a/bob/bio/vein/config/database/fv3d.py b/bob/bio/vein/config/database/fv3d.py
index cfe1502985d7a1b465961ff884eea2d223324e49..234788162eb7dc55a48c9e9e0bf36ee485fece76 100644
--- a/bob/bio/vein/config/database/fv3d.py
+++ b/bob/bio/vein/config/database/fv3d.py
@@ -16,30 +16,27 @@ from bob.bio.vein.database.fv3d import Database
 from bob.bio.base.pipelines.vanilla_biometrics import DatabaseConnector
 
 import logging
+
 logger = logging.getLogger("bob.bio.vein")
 
 # Retrieve directory from config
-_fv3d_directory = rc["bob.db.fv3d.directory"]
+_fv3d_directory = rc.get("bob.db.fv3d.directory", "")
 """Value in ``~/.bobrc`` for this dataset directory"""
 
 # Set default protocol if not given via a config file
-if 'protocol' not in locals():
+if "protocol" not in locals():
     logger.info("protocol not specified, using default: 'central'")
-    protocol = 'central'
+    protocol = "central"
 
 legacy_database = Database(
-    original_directory = _fv3d_directory,
-    original_extension = '.png',
-    protocol = protocol,
+    original_directory=_fv3d_directory, original_extension=".png", protocol=protocol,
 )
 """The :py:class:`bob.bio.base.database.BioDatabase` derivative with fv3d
 database settings
 """
 
 database = DatabaseConnector(
-    legacy_database,
-    annotation_type=None,
-    fixed_positions=None
+    legacy_database, annotation_type=None, fixed_positions=None
 )
 """
 The database interface wrapped for vanilla-biometrics
diff --git a/bob/bio/vein/config/database/putvein.py b/bob/bio/vein/config/database/putvein.py
index 9f76d8aef26646014aee3e583ff72ce736e9d8f5..39d7d72be96b398bae804a1e3107dddf11b07522 100644
--- a/bob/bio/vein/config/database/putvein.py
+++ b/bob/bio/vein/config/database/putvein.py
@@ -21,29 +21,26 @@ from bob.bio.vein.database.putvein import PutveinBioDatabase
 from bob.bio.base.pipelines.vanilla_biometrics import DatabaseConnector
 
 import logging
+
 logger = logging.getLogger("bob.bio.vein")
 
-_putvein_directory = rc["bob.db.putvein.directory"]
+_putvein_directory = rc.get("bob.db.putvein.directory", "")
 """Value in ``~/.bobrc`` for this dataset directory"""
 
 # Set default protocol if not given via a config file
-if 'protocol' not in locals():
+if "protocol" not in locals():
     logger.info("protocol not specified, using default: 'wrist-LR_1'")
-    protocol = 'wrist-LR_1'
+    protocol = "wrist-LR_1"
 
 legacy_database = PutveinBioDatabase(
-    original_directory = _putvein_directory,
-    original_extension = '.bmp',
-    protocol = protocol,
-    )
+    original_directory=_putvein_directory, original_extension=".bmp", protocol=protocol,
+)
 """The :py:class:`bob.bio.base.database.BioDatabase` derivative with PUT Vein
 database settings
 """
 
 database = DatabaseConnector(
-    legacy_database,
-    annotation_type=None,
-    fixed_positions=None
+    legacy_database, annotation_type=None, fixed_positions=None
 )
 
 """
diff --git a/bob/bio/vein/config/database/utfvp.py b/bob/bio/vein/config/database/utfvp.py
index 31d91ec0d010561caedf8d47cf25a38681fe5197..fe3a7c8fc1e93d71417ad30392e56cde60add223 100644
--- a/bob/bio/vein/config/database/utfvp.py
+++ b/bob/bio/vein/config/database/utfvp.py
@@ -22,28 +22,25 @@ from bob.bio.vein.database.utfvp import Database
 from bob.bio.base.pipelines.vanilla_biometrics import DatabaseConnector
 
 import logging
+
 logger = logging.getLogger("bob.bio.vein")
 
-_utfvp_directory = rc["bob.db.utfvp.directory"]
+_utfvp_directory = rc.get("bob.db.utfvp.directory", "")
 """Value in ``~/.bobrc`` for this dataset directory"""
 
 # Set default protocol if not given via a config file
-if 'protocol' not in locals():
+if "protocol" not in locals():
     logger.info("protocol not specified, using default: 'nom'")
-    protocol = 'nom'
+    protocol = "nom"
 
 legacy_database = Database(
-    original_directory = _utfvp_directory,
-    original_extension = '.png',
-    protocol = protocol,
-    )
+    original_directory=_utfvp_directory, original_extension=".png", protocol=protocol,
+)
 """The :py:class:`bob.bio.base.database.BioDatabase` derivative with UTFVP settings
 """
 
 database = DatabaseConnector(
-    legacy_database,
-    annotation_type=None,
-    fixed_positions=None
+    legacy_database, annotation_type=None, fixed_positions=None
 )
 """
 The database interface wrapped for vanilla-biometrics
diff --git a/bob/bio/vein/config/database/verafinger.py b/bob/bio/vein/config/database/verafinger.py
index ef4dca17d59c09a8e869dcb7d896641d17009681..b4919c7398ff21f71cd3ebb8180d48dbb0e4e44e 100644
--- a/bob/bio/vein/config/database/verafinger.py
+++ b/bob/bio/vein/config/database/verafinger.py
@@ -17,25 +17,27 @@ from bob.bio.vein.database.verafinger import Database
 from bob.bio.base.pipelines.vanilla_biometrics import DatabaseConnector
 
 import logging
+
 logger = logging.getLogger("bob.bio.vein")
 
-_verafinger_directory = rc["bob.db.verafinger.directory"]
+_verafinger_directory = rc.get("bob.db.verafinger.directory", "")
 """Value in ``~/.bobrc`` for this dataset directory"""
 
 # Set default protocol if not given via a config file
-if 'protocol' not in locals():
+if "protocol" not in locals():
     logger.info("protocol not specified, using default: 'Nom'")
-    protocol = 'Nom'
+    protocol = "Nom"
 
 
 """Updated with the wrapper for the pipelines package"""
-database = DatabaseConnector(Database(
-    original_directory=_verafinger_directory,
-    original_extension='.png',
-    protocol=protocol),
-
+database = DatabaseConnector(
+    Database(
+        original_directory=_verafinger_directory,
+        original_extension=".png",
+        protocol=protocol,
+    ),
     annotation_type=None,
-    fixed_positions=None
+    fixed_positions=None,
 )
 """The :py:class:`bob.bio.base.database.BioDatabase` derivative with Verafinger
 database settings, wrapped with the vanilla-biometrics database connector.
diff --git a/doc/installation.rst b/doc/installation.rst
index 55022724b9df4f0e88b05f03019ea0c30aa0fcf7..8980cda8bbb3abbb684a1f30e48a6378bb2a0b79 100644
--- a/doc/installation.rst
+++ b/doc/installation.rst
@@ -61,9 +61,15 @@ The current system readily supports the following freely available datasets:
 
 
 After downloading the databases, annotate the base directories in which they
-are installed. Then, follow the instructions in
-:ref:`bob.bio.base.installation` to let this framework know where root
-installation of such databases are located on your system.
+are installed. Then, run the commands below let this framework know where root
+installation of such databases are located on your system:
+
+.. code-block:: sh
+
+  $ bob config set bob.db.fv3d.directory [PATH]
+  $ bob config set bob.db.putvein.directory [PATH]
+  $ bob config set bob.db.utfvp.directory [PATH]
+  $ bob config set bob.db.verafinger.directory [PATH]
 
 
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