diff --git a/website/source/docs/providers/dnsimple/r/record.html.markdown b/website/source/docs/providers/dnsimple/r/record.html.markdown
index 6c167df6c..325670623 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/providers/dnsimple/r/record.html.markdown
+++ b/website/source/docs/providers/dnsimple/r/record.html.markdown
@@ -13,7 +13,18 @@ Provides a DNSimple record resource.
 ## Example Usage
 
 ```
-# Add a record to the domain
+# Add a record to the root domain
+resource "dnsimple_record" "foobar" {
+	domain = "${var.dnsimple_domain}"
+	name = ""
+	value = "192.168.0.11"
+	type = "A"
+	ttl = 3600
+}
+```
+
+```
+# Add a record to a sub-domain
 resource "dnsimple_record" "foobar" {
 	domain = "${var.dnsimple_domain}"
 	name = "terraform"
@@ -33,6 +44,7 @@ The following arguments are supported:
 * `type` - (Required) The type of the record
 * `ttl` - (Optional) The TTL of the record
 
+
 ## Attributes Reference
 
 The following attributes are exported:
@@ -45,4 +57,3 @@ The following attributes are exported:
 * `priority` - The priority of the record
 * `domain_id` - The domain ID of the record
 * `hostname` - The FQDN of the record
-