diff --git a/ec2.yml b/ec2.yml
index d20626f..c7018e5 100644
--- a/ec2.yml
+++ b/ec2.yml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
       private: no
 
     - name: "ssh_public_key"
-      prompt: "Enter the local path to your SSH public key (ex: ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub):\n"
+      prompt: "Enter the local path to your SSH public key:\n"
       default: "~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub"
       private: no
 
diff --git a/gce.yml b/gce.yml
index 6962f9f..f215e43 100644
--- a/gce.yml
+++ b/gce.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     private: no
 
   - name: "ssh_public_key"
-    prompt: "Enter the local path to your SSH public key [ex: ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub] :\n"
+    prompt: "Enter the local path to your SSH public key:\n"
     default: "~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub"
     private: no