diff --git a/plugins/inputs/couchdb/couchdb.go b/plugins/inputs/couchdb/couchdb.go
index 4b4b2ddfe..7d774ec18 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/couchdb/couchdb.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/couchdb/couchdb.go
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func (*CouchDB) SampleConfig() string {
 	return `
 	  # Works with CouchDB stats endpoints out of the box
 	  # Multiple HOSTs from which to read CouchDB stats:
-	  hosts = ["http://localhost:8086/_stats",...]
+	  hosts = ["http://localhost:8086/_stats"]
 	`
 }