diff --git a/ejabberd.yml.example b/ejabberd.yml.example
index 638588998..87b0b81a4 100644
--- a/ejabberd.yml.example
+++ b/ejabberd.yml.example
@@ -487,6 +487,7 @@ acl:
   loopback:
     ip:
       - "127.0.0.0/8"
+      - "::1/128"
 
   ##
   ## Bad XMPP servers
@@ -589,14 +590,14 @@ api_permissions:
     who:
       - access:
           - allow:
-            - ip: "127.0.0.1/8"
+            - acl: loopback
             - acl: admin
       - oauth:
         - scope: "ejabberd:admin"
         - access:
           - allow:
-              - ip: "127.0.0.1/8"
-              - acl: admin
+            - acl: loopback
+            - acl: admin
     what:
       - "*"
       - "!stop"