diff --git a/ejabberd.yml.example b/ejabberd.yml.example
index 83d7285c1..a94a186f6 100644
--- a/ejabberd.yml.example
+++ b/ejabberd.yml.example
@@ -201,8 +201,7 @@ modules:
   mod_shared_roster: {}
   mod_stream_mgmt:
     resend_on_timeout: if_offline
-  mod_vcard:
-    search: false
+  mod_vcard: {}
   mod_vcard_xupdate: {}
   mod_version:
     show_os: false