diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/bigswitch/bigmon_chain.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/bigswitch/bigmon_chain.py
index 6004578afaa..35c7b897d77 100755
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/bigswitch/bigmon_chain.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/bigswitch/bigmon_chain.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 # Ansible module to manage Big Monitoring Fabric service chains
-# (c) 2016, Ted Elhourani <ted@bigswitch.com>,
+# (c) 2016, Ted Elhourani <ted@bigswitch.com>
 #
 # This file is part of Ansible
 #
@@ -53,11 +53,7 @@ options:
     choices: [true, false]
   access_token:
     description:
-     - Bigmon access token.
-    required: false
-
-notes:
-  - An environment variable can be used, BIGSWITCH_ACCESS_TOKEN.
+     - Bigmon access token. If this isn't set the the environment variable C(BIGSWITCH_ACCESS_TOKEN) is used.
 '''
 
 
@@ -67,6 +63,7 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
         name: MyChain
         controller: '{{ inventory_hostname }}'
         state: present
+        validate_certs: false
 '''
 
 
@@ -144,8 +141,8 @@ def main():
             name=dict(type='str', required=True),
             controller=dict(type='str', required=True),
             state=dict(choices=['present', 'absent'], default='present'),
-            validate_certs=dict(type='bool', default='False'),
-            access_token=dict(aliases=['BIGSWITCH_ACCESS_TOKEN'], no_log=True)
+            validate_certs=dict(type='bool', default='True'),
+            access_token=dict(type='str', no_log=True)
         )
     )