diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a271973..ed948a1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ $ etherpump init
 
 The program then interactively asks some questions:
 
-> Please type the URL of the etherpad:
+> Please type the URL of the etherpad (e.g. https://pad.vvvvvvaria.org):
 > https://pad.vvvvvvaria.org/
 
 The APIKEY is the contents of the file APIKEY.txt in the etherpad folder.
diff --git a/etherpump/commands/init.py b/etherpump/commands/init.py
index 2953bf6..ae07797 100644
--- a/etherpump/commands/init.py
+++ b/etherpump/commands/init.py
@@ -107,7 +107,9 @@ def main(args):
         if apiurl:
             # print ("Got APIURL: {0}".format(apiurl))
             break
-        apiurl = input("Please type the URL of the etherpad: ").strip()
+        apiurl = input(
+            "Please type the URL of the etherpad (e.g. https://pad.vvvvvvaria.org): "
+        ).strip()
     padinfo["apiurl"] = apiurl
     apikey = args.apikey
     while True: