diff --git a/cloud/rax b/cloud/rax
index 4dec686da4c..41f610bd814 100644
--- a/cloud/rax
+++ b/cloud/rax
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
      flavor: 5
      image: b11d9567-e412-4255-96b9-bd63ab23bcfe
      files:
-        - /root/.ssh/authorized_keys=/home/localuser/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
-        - /root/test.txt=/home/localuser/test.txt
+        /root/.ssh/authorized_keys: /home/localuser/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
+        /root/test.txt: /home/localuser/test.txt
      wait: yes
      state: present
 '''