diff --git a/src/pluto/ipsec.secrets.5.in b/src/pluto/ipsec.secrets.5.in
index f4bb42d0d..5292a9061 100644
--- a/src/pluto/ipsec.secrets.5.in
+++ b/src/pluto/ipsec.secrets.5.in
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ Here is an example.
 
 alice@strongswan.org : EAP "x3.dEhgN"
 
-: XAUTH carol "4iChxLT3"
+carol : XAUTH "4iChxLT3"
 
-: XAUTH dave "ryftzG4A"
+dave  : XAUTH "ryftzG4A"
 
 # get secrets from other files
 include ipsec.*.secrets
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ delimited by double-quote characters (\fB"\fP).
 .br
 \fBEAP\fP secrets are IKEv2 only.
 .TP
-.B : XAUTH <username> <password>
+.B [ <servername> ] <username> : XAUTH <password>
 \fBXAUTH\fP secrets are IKEv1 only.
 .TP
 .B : PIN <smartcard selector> <pin code> | %prompt