diff --git a/designate/conf/akamai.py b/designate/conf/akamai.py
index c28dcc0..5ae4ed7 100644
--- a/designate/conf/akamai.py
+++ b/designate/conf/akamai.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ AKAMAI_GROUP = cfg.OptGroup(
 AKAMAI_OPTS = [
     cfg.StrOpt('enhanceddns_wsdl',
                default='file://%s' % WSDL_PATH,
+               sample_default='file:///path/to/EnhancedDNS.xml',
                help='Akamai EnhancedDNS WSDL URL'),
 ]