diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ec2_ami.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ec2_ami.py
index f6140f8f35d..12794d8e138 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ec2_ami.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ec2_ami.py
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
   register: instance
 
 # AMI Creation, with a custom root-device size and another EBS attached
-- ec2_ami
+- ec2_ami:
     aws_access_key: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
     aws_secret_key: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
     instance_id: i-xxxxxx
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
   register: instance
 
 # AMI Creation, excluding a volume attached at /dev/sdb
-- ec2_ami
+- ec2_ami:
     aws_access_key: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
     aws_secret_key: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
     instance_id: i-xxxxxx