diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2bd5788..3e2a482 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ To bring up the server, just run `cargo run`. The default config is in
 
 To configure the services that will talk to LLDAP, here are the values:
   - The LDAP user DN is from the configuration. By default,
-    `cn=admin,dc=example,dc=com`.
+    `cn=admin,ou=people,dc=example,dc=com`.
   - The LDAP password is from the configuration (same as to log in to the web
     UI).
   - The users are all located in `ou=people,` + the base DN, so by default user
diff --git a/lldap_config.docker_template.toml b/lldap_config.docker_template.toml
index 8b8775e..caa87f3 100644
--- a/lldap_config.docker_template.toml
+++ b/lldap_config.docker_template.toml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
 ## Admin username.
 ## For the LDAP interface, a value of "admin" here will create the LDAP
-## user "cn=admin,dc=example,dc=com" (with the base DN above).
+## user "cn=admin,ou=people,dc=example,dc=com" (with the base DN above).
 ## For the administration interface, this is the username.
 #ldap_user_dn = "admin"