diff --git a/cloud/openstack/os_object.py b/cloud/openstack/os_object.py
index 1375cc5a2b4..8e5d65690e0 100644
--- a/cloud/openstack/os_object.py
+++ b/cloud/openstack/os_object.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ options:
 
 EXAMPLES = '''
 # Creates a object named 'fstab' in the 'config' container
-- os_object: cloud=mordred state=present name=fstab container=config file=/etc/fstab
+- os_object: cloud=mordred state=present name=fstab container=config filename=/etc/fstab
 
 # Deletes a container called config and all of its contents
 - os_object: cloud=rax-iad state=absent container=config