diff --git a/etc/swift.conf-sample b/etc/swift.conf-sample
index 2f4192a3c1..75501b3d17 100644
--- a/etc/swift.conf-sample
+++ b/etc/swift.conf-sample
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 [swift-hash]
 
-# swift_hash_path_suffix is used as part of the hashing algorithm
-# when determining data placement in the cluster. This value should
-# remain secret and MUST NOT change once a cluster has been deployed.
+# swift_hash_path_suffix and swift_hash_path_prefix are used as part of the
+# the hashing algorithm when determining data placement in the cluster. 
+# These values should remain secret and MUST NOT change 
+# once a cluster has been deployed. 
 
 swift_hash_path_suffix = changeme
-
+swift_hash_path_prefix = changeme
 
 
 # The swift-constraints section sets the basic constraints on data