diff --git a/plugins/inputs/vsphere/README.md b/plugins/inputs/vsphere/README.md
index 454eea820..933f605ad 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/vsphere/README.md
+++ b/plugins/inputs/vsphere/README.md
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ to use them.
   ## Specifies plugin behavior regarding disconnected servers
   ## Available choices :
   ##   - error: telegraf will return an error on startup if one the servers is unreachable
-  ##   - skip: telegraf will skip unreachable servers on both startup and gather
+  ##   - ignore: telegraf will ignore unreachable servers on both startup and gather
   # disconnected_servers_behavior = "error"
 ```
 
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/vsphere/sample.conf b/plugins/inputs/vsphere/sample.conf
index 066f96348..e6beef640 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/vsphere/sample.conf
+++ b/plugins/inputs/vsphere/sample.conf
@@ -203,5 +203,5 @@
   ## Specifies plugin behavior regarding disconnected servers
   ## Available choices :
   ##   - error: telegraf will return an error on startup if one the servers is unreachable
-  ##   - skip: telegraf will skip unreachable servers on both startup and gather
+  ##   - ignore: telegraf will ignore unreachable servers on both startup and gather
   # disconnected_servers_behavior = "error"