diff --git a/client-api/pvc-api.sample.yaml b/client-api/pvc-api.sample.yaml
index 1d3ad979..e9ea160a 100644
--- a/client-api/pvc-api.sample.yaml
+++ b/client-api/pvc-api.sample.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+---
 # pvc-api client configuration file example
 #
 # This configuration file specifies details for the PVC API client running on
diff --git a/node-daemon/pvcd.sample.yaml b/node-daemon/pvcd.sample.yaml
index 3f8d6706..6bba7d2f 100644
--- a/node-daemon/pvcd.sample.yaml
+++ b/node-daemon/pvcd.sample.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+---
 # pvcd cluster configuration file example
 #
 # This configuration file specifies details for this node in PVC. Multiple node