diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7c0c9bf28..462d07233 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ nodes:
     kind: ClusterConfiguration
     apiServer:
       extraArgs:
-        "service-account-issuer": "kubernetes.default.svc"
+        "service-account-issuer": "https://kubernetes.default.svc"
         "service-account-signing-key-file": "/etc/kubernetes/pki/sa.key"
 EOF
 ```