diff --git a/libraries/ESP8266HTTPUpdateServer/examples/SecureBearSSLUpdater/SecureBearSSLUpdater.ino b/libraries/ESP8266HTTPUpdateServer/examples/SecureBearSSLUpdater/SecureBearSSLUpdater.ino
index a2514e171d..b9131fe95a 100644
--- a/libraries/ESP8266HTTPUpdateServer/examples/SecureBearSSLUpdater/SecureBearSSLUpdater.ino
+++ b/libraries/ESP8266HTTPUpdateServer/examples/SecureBearSSLUpdater/SecureBearSSLUpdater.ino
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ void setup()
   Serial.begin(115200);
   Serial.println();
   Serial.println("Booting Sketch...");
-  WiFi.mode(WIFI_AP_STA);
+  WiFi.mode(WIFI_STA); //AP mode requires a 2nd MDNS instance
   WiFi.begin(ssid, password);
 
   while(WiFi.waitForConnectResult() != WL_CONNECTED){
diff --git a/libraries/ESP8266HTTPUpdateServer/examples/SecureHTTPSUpdater/SecureHTTPSUpdater.ino b/libraries/ESP8266HTTPUpdateServer/examples/SecureHTTPSUpdater/SecureHTTPSUpdater.ino
index a28d48de81..2e7442c7a5 100644
--- a/libraries/ESP8266HTTPUpdateServer/examples/SecureHTTPSUpdater/SecureHTTPSUpdater.ino
+++ b/libraries/ESP8266HTTPUpdateServer/examples/SecureHTTPSUpdater/SecureHTTPSUpdater.ino
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ void setup() {
   Serial.begin(115200);
   Serial.println();
   Serial.println("Booting Sketch...");
-  WiFi.mode(WIFI_AP_STA);
+  WiFi.mode(WIFI_STA); //AP mode requires a 2nd MDNS instance
   WiFi.begin(ssid, password);
 
   while (WiFi.waitForConnectResult() != WL_CONNECTED) {
diff --git a/libraries/ESP8266HTTPUpdateServer/examples/SecureWebUpdater/SecureWebUpdater.ino b/libraries/ESP8266HTTPUpdateServer/examples/SecureWebUpdater/SecureWebUpdater.ino
index 11e23a929d..82dd2af5e8 100644
--- a/libraries/ESP8266HTTPUpdateServer/examples/SecureWebUpdater/SecureWebUpdater.ino
+++ b/libraries/ESP8266HTTPUpdateServer/examples/SecureWebUpdater/SecureWebUpdater.ino
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ void setup(void) {
   Serial.begin(115200);
   Serial.println();
   Serial.println("Booting Sketch...");
-  WiFi.mode(WIFI_AP_STA);
+  WiFi.mode(WIFI_STA); //AP mode requires a 2nd MDNS instance
   WiFi.begin(ssid, password);
 
   while (WiFi.waitForConnectResult() != WL_CONNECTED) {
diff --git a/libraries/ESP8266HTTPUpdateServer/examples/WebUpdater/WebUpdater.ino b/libraries/ESP8266HTTPUpdateServer/examples/WebUpdater/WebUpdater.ino
index fea3c4023a..90f60975c1 100644
--- a/libraries/ESP8266HTTPUpdateServer/examples/WebUpdater/WebUpdater.ino
+++ b/libraries/ESP8266HTTPUpdateServer/examples/WebUpdater/WebUpdater.ino
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ void setup(void) {
   Serial.begin(115200);
   Serial.println();
   Serial.println("Booting Sketch...");
-  WiFi.mode(WIFI_AP_STA);
+  WiFi.mode(WIFI_STA); //AP mode requires a 2nd MDNS instance 
   WiFi.begin(ssid, password);
 
   while (WiFi.waitForConnectResult() != WL_CONNECTED) {