diff --git a/libraries/HTTPUpdate/examples/httpUpdate/httpUpdate.ino b/libraries/HTTPUpdate/examples/httpUpdate/httpUpdate.ino
index f646be04583..e98a5851366 100644
--- a/libraries/HTTPUpdate/examples/httpUpdate/httpUpdate.ino
+++ b/libraries/HTTPUpdate/examples/httpUpdate/httpUpdate.ino
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ void loop() {
 
     t_httpUpdate_return ret = httpUpdate.update(client, "http://server/file.bin");
     // Or:
-    //t_httpUpdate_return ret = httpUpdate.update(client, "server", 80, "file.bin");
+    //t_httpUpdate_return ret = httpUpdate.update(client, "server", 80, "/file.bin");
 
     switch (ret) {
       case HTTP_UPDATE_FAILED:
diff --git a/libraries/HTTPUpdate/examples/httpUpdateSecure/httpUpdateSecure.ino b/libraries/HTTPUpdate/examples/httpUpdateSecure/httpUpdateSecure.ino
index 5daa2a4f2a1..1c85ace02a5 100644
--- a/libraries/HTTPUpdate/examples/httpUpdateSecure/httpUpdateSecure.ino
+++ b/libraries/HTTPUpdate/examples/httpUpdateSecure/httpUpdateSecure.ino
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ void loop() {
 
     t_httpUpdate_return ret = httpUpdate.update(client, "https://server/file.bin");
     // Or:
-    //t_httpUpdate_return ret = httpUpdate.update(client, "server", 443, "file.bin");
+    //t_httpUpdate_return ret = httpUpdate.update(client, "server", 443, "/file.bin");
 
 
     switch (ret) {