diff --git a/ejabberd.yml.example b/ejabberd.yml.example
index 7082dab98..c6f36dbd4 100644
--- a/ejabberd.yml.example
+++ b/ejabberd.yml.example
@@ -110,14 +110,14 @@ api_permissions:
     who:
       access:
         allow:
-          acl: loopback
-          acl: admin
+          - acl: loopback
+          - acl: admin
       oauth:
         scope: "ejabberd:admin"
         access:
           allow:
-            acl: loopback
-            acl: admin
+            - acl: loopback
+            - acl: admin
     what:
       - "*"
       - "!stop"