diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 65df515..55f7c34 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ Usage of oauth2_proxy:
   -client-secret string: the OAuth Client Secret
   -config string: path to config file
   -cookie-domain string: an optional cookie domain to force cookies to (ie: .yourcompany.com)
-  -cookie-path string: an optional cookie path to force cookies to (ie: .yourcompany.com/foo)
+  -cookie-path string: an optional cookie path to force cookies to (ie: /foo)
   -cookie-expire duration: expire timeframe for cookie (default 168h0m0s)
   -cookie-httponly: set HttpOnly cookie flag (default true)
   -cookie-name string: the name of the cookie that the oauth_proxy creates (default "_oauth2_proxy")