diff --git a/doc/source/howto_installmultinode.rst b/doc/source/howto_installmultinode.rst
index 939462fa4e..5dbc725099 100644
--- a/doc/source/howto_installmultinode.rst
+++ b/doc/source/howto_installmultinode.rst
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ Configure the Proxy node
         [app:proxy-server]
         use = egg:swift#proxy
         allow_account_management = true
+        account_autocreate = true
         
         [filter:tempauth]
         use = egg:swift#tempauth