diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ If you want to set basic auth for inbound requests, You can do it by configure n
 ```yaml
 # Enable basic auth for external node
 enable_basic_auth: false
-basic_auth_secret: ""
+basic_auth_secret: "htpasswd-generated-secret"
 ```
 Basic auth secret can be generated by next command: