diff --git a/cinder/common/config.py b/cinder/common/config.py
index c186645dfd0..a6dc742d1f2 100644
--- a/cinder/common/config.py
+++ b/cinder/common/config.py
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ CONF.register_cli_opts(core_opts)
 
 global_opts = [
     cfg.HostAddressOpt('my_ip',
+                       sample_default='<HOST_IP_ADDRESS>',
                        default=netutils.get_my_ipv4(),
                        help='IP address of this host'),
     cfg.ListOpt('glance_api_servers',