diff --git a/doc/common/section_config_format.xml b/doc/common/section_config_format.xml
index 704acbbaad..25fd66d5c8 100644
--- a/doc/common/section_config_format.xml
+++ b/doc/common/section_config_format.xml
@@ -110,11 +110,11 @@ notification_driver = ceilometer.compute.nova_notifier</programlisting>
           quotes.
         </para>
 <programlisting language="ini"># Enables or disables publication of error events. (boolean value)
-#publish_errors = false
+publish_errors = false
 
 # The format for an instance that is passed with the log message.
 # (string value)
-#instance_format = "[instance: %(uuid)s] "</programlisting>
+instance_format = "[instance: %(uuid)s] "</programlisting>
       </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
   </variablelist>
diff --git a/doc/config-ref-rst/source/config-format.rst b/doc/config-ref-rst/source/config-format.rst
index b0c4afe62e..6ad175095d 100644
--- a/doc/config-ref-rst/source/config-format.rst
+++ b/doc/config-ref-rst/source/config-format.rst
@@ -84,11 +84,11 @@ string value
  .. code-block:: ini
 
     # Enables or disables publication of error events. (boolean value)
-    #publish_errors = false
+    publish_errors = false
 
     # The format for an instance that is passed with the log message.
     # (string value)
-    #instance_format = "[instance: %(uuid)s] "
+    instance_format = "[instance: %(uuid)s] "
 
 Sections
 ~~~~~~~~