diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/doc_fragments/ldap.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/doc_fragments/ldap.py
index e76a2ee7b32..42205ee4619 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/doc_fragments/ldap.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/doc_fragments/ldap.py
@@ -3,40 +3,43 @@
 # Copyright: (c) 2016, Peter Sagerson <psagers@ignorare.net>
 # Copyright: (c) 2016, Jiri Tyr <jiri.tyr@gmail.com>
 # Copyright: (c) 2017-2018 Keller Fuchs (@KellerFuchs) <kellerfuchs@hashbang.sh>
-#
 # GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
 
 
 class ModuleDocFragment(object):
     # Standard LDAP documentation fragment
-    DOCUMENTATION = '''
+    DOCUMENTATION = r'''
 options:
   bind_dn:
     description:
       - A DN to bind with. If this is omitted, we'll try a SASL bind with the EXTERNAL mechanism.
       - If this is blank, we'll use an anonymous bind.
+    type: str
   bind_pw:
     description:
       - The password to use with I(bind_dn).
+    type: str
   dn:
     required: true
     description:
       - The DN of the entry to add or remove.
+    type: str
   server_uri:
-    default: ldapi:///
     description:
       - A URI to the LDAP server.
       - The default value lets the underlying LDAP client library look for a UNIX domain socket in its default location.
+    type: str
+    default: ldapi:///
   start_tls:
-    default: 'no'
-    type: bool
     description:
       - If true, we'll use the START_TLS LDAP extension.
-  validate_certs:
-    default: 'yes'
     type: bool
+    default: no
+  validate_certs:
     description:
       - If set to C(no), SSL certificates will not be validated.
       - This should only be used on sites using self-signed certificates.
+    type: bool
+    default: yes
     version_added: "2.4"
 '''