diff --git a/cmd/ipfs/daemon.go b/cmd/ipfs/daemon.go
index e87cc7a84..a2cbb6ccd 100644
--- a/cmd/ipfs/daemon.go
+++ b/cmd/ipfs/daemon.go
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ CORS Headers (for API)
 
 You can setup CORS headers the same way:
 
-	ipfs config --json API.HTTPHeaders.Access-Control-Allow-Origin '["*"]'
+	ipfs config --json API.HTTPHeaders.Access-Control-Allow-Origin '["example.com"]'
 	ipfs config --json API.HTTPHeaders.Access-Control-Allow-Methods '["PUT", "GET", "POST"]'
 	ipfs config --json API.HTTPHeaders.Access-Control-Allow-Credentials '["true"]'