diff --git a/ergonomadic.conf b/ergonomadic.conf
index fb9b7d2a..7225b98b 100644
--- a/ergonomadic.conf
+++ b/ergonomadic.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [server]
-name = "localhost" ; required, usually a hostname
+name = "irc.example.com" ; required, usually a hostname
 database = "ergonomadic.db" ; path relative to this file
 listen = "localhost:6667" ; see `net.Listen` for examples
 listen = "[::1]:6667" ; multiple `listen`s are allowed.