diff --git a/examples/config-dev.yaml b/examples/config-dev.yaml
index 35ba6ba4..6cae823c 100644
--- a/examples/config-dev.yaml
+++ b/examples/config-dev.yaml
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ enablePasswordDB: true
 # If this option isn't chosen users may be added through the gRPC API.
 staticPasswords:
 - email: "admin@example.com"
-  # echo password | htpasswd -BinC 10 admin | cut -d: -f2
+  # bcrypt hash of the string "password": $(echo password | htpasswd -BinC 10 admin | cut -d: -f2)
   hash: "$2a$10$2b2cU8CPhOTaGrs1HRQuAueS7JTT5ZHsHSzYiFPm1leZck7Mc8T4W"
   username: "admin"
   userID: "08a8684b-db88-4b73-90a9-3cd1661f5466"
diff --git a/examples/k8s/dex.yaml b/examples/k8s/dex.yaml
index 55466fa9..fc5d84c7 100644
--- a/examples/k8s/dex.yaml
+++ b/examples/k8s/dex.yaml
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ data:
     enablePasswordDB: true
     staticPasswords:
     - email: "admin@example.com"
-      # echo password | htpasswd -BinC 10 admin | cut -d: -f2
+      # bcrypt hash of the string "password": $(echo password | htpasswd -BinC 10 admin | cut -d: -f2)
       hash: "$2a$10$2b2cU8CPhOTaGrs1HRQuAueS7JTT5ZHsHSzYiFPm1leZck7Mc8T4W"
       username: "admin"
       userID: "08a8684b-db88-4b73-90a9-3cd1661f5466"