diff --git a/metricbeat/docs/modules/haproxy.asciidoc b/metricbeat/docs/modules/haproxy.asciidoc
index 588b996e1e79..aa6aa7c9bc44 100644
--- a/metricbeat/docs/modules/haproxy.asciidoc
+++ b/metricbeat/docs/modules/haproxy.asciidoc
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ metricbeat.modules:
   metricsets: ["info", "stat"]
   period: 10s
   hosts: ["tcp://127.0.0.1:14567"]
+  username : "admin"
+  password : "admin"
   enabled: true
 ----