diff --git a/plugins/inputs/prometheus/README.md b/plugins/inputs/prometheus/README.md
index ee49e0474..88aa5be49 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/prometheus/README.md
+++ b/plugins/inputs/prometheus/README.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ in Prometheus format.
 [[inputs.prometheus]]
   ## An array of urls to scrape metrics from.
   urls = ["http://localhost:9100/metrics"]
-
+  
   ## Metric version controls the mapping from Prometheus metrics into
   ## Telegraf metrics.  When using the prometheus_client output, use the same
   ## value in both plugins to ensure metrics are round-tripped without
@@ -19,30 +19,37 @@ in Prometheus format.
   ##   example: metric_version = 1; 
   ##            metric_version = 2; recommended version
   # metric_version = 1
-
+  
+  ## Url tag name (tag containing scrapped url. optional, default is "url")
+  # url_tag = "url"
+  
   ## An array of Kubernetes services to scrape metrics from.
   # kubernetes_services = ["http://my-service-dns.my-namespace:9100/metrics"]
-
+  
   ## Kubernetes config file to create client from.
   # kube_config = "/path/to/kubernetes.config"
-
+  
   ## Scrape Kubernetes pods for the following prometheus annotations:
   ## - prometheus.io/scrape: Enable scraping for this pod
   ## - prometheus.io/scheme: If the metrics endpoint is secured then you will need to
-  ##     set this to `https` & most likely set the tls config.
+  ##     set this to 'https' & most likely set the tls config.
   ## - prometheus.io/path: If the metrics path is not /metrics, define it with this annotation.
   ## - prometheus.io/port: If port is not 9102 use this annotation
   # monitor_kubernetes_pods = true
+  
   ## Get the list of pods to scrape with either the scope of
-  ## - cluster: the kubernetes watch api (default), no need to specify
+  ## - cluster: the kubernetes watch api (default, no need to specify)
   ## - node: the local cadvisor api; for scalability. Note that the config node_ip or the environment variable NODE_IP must be set to the host IP.
   # pod_scrape_scope = "cluster"
+  
   ## Only for node scrape scope: node IP of the node that telegraf is running on.
   ## Either this config or the environment variable NODE_IP must be set.
   # node_ip = "10.180.1.1"
-  ## Only for node scrape scope: interval in seconds for how often to get updated pod list for scraping
+	
+  ## Only for node scrape scope: interval in seconds for how often to get updated pod list for scraping.
   ## Default is 60 seconds.
   # pod_scrape_interval = 60
+  
   ## Restricts Kubernetes monitoring to a single namespace
   ##   ex: monitor_kubernetes_pods_namespace = "default"
   # monitor_kubernetes_pods_namespace = ""
@@ -51,24 +58,25 @@ in Prometheus format.
   # field selector to target pods
   # eg. To scrape pods on a specific node
   # kubernetes_field_selector = "spec.nodeName=$HOSTNAME"
-
+  
   ## Use bearer token for authorization. ('bearer_token' takes priority)
   # bearer_token = "/path/to/bearer/token"
   ## OR
   # bearer_token_string = "abc_123"
-
+  
   ## HTTP Basic Authentication username and password. ('bearer_token' and
   ## 'bearer_token_string' take priority)
   # username = ""
   # password = ""
-
+  
   ## Specify timeout duration for slower prometheus clients (default is 3s)
   # response_timeout = "3s"
-
+  
   ## Optional TLS Config
   # tls_ca = /path/to/cafile
   # tls_cert = /path/to/certfile
   # tls_key = /path/to/keyfile
+  
   ## Use TLS but skip chain & host verification
   # insecure_skip_verify = false
 ```
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/prometheus/prometheus.go b/plugins/inputs/prometheus/prometheus.go
index 2aec8ed8b..4a3b71408 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/prometheus/prometheus.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/prometheus/prometheus.go
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ var sampleConfig = `
   # metric_version = 1
 
   ## Url tag name (tag containing scrapped url. optional, default is "url")
-  # url_tag = "scrapeUrl"
+  # url_tag = "url"
 
   ## An array of Kubernetes services to scrape metrics from.
   # kubernetes_services = ["http://my-service-dns.my-namespace:9100/metrics"]