diff --git a/postgres/src/config.rs b/postgres/src/config.rs
index ae710d16b..d342be031 100644
--- a/postgres/src/config.rs
+++ b/postgres/src/config.rs
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ use tokio_postgres::{Error, Socket};
 /// ```
 ///
 /// ```not_rust
-/// host=/var/lib/postgresql,localhost port=1234 user=postgres password='password with spaces'
+/// host=/var/run/postgresql,localhost port=1234 user=postgres password='password with spaces'
 /// ```
 ///
 /// ```not_rust
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ use tokio_postgres::{Error, Socket};
 /// ```
 ///
 /// ```not_rust
-/// postgresql://user:password@%2Fvar%2Flib%2Fpostgresql/mydb?connect_timeout=10
+/// postgresql://user:password@%2Fvar%2Frun%2Fpostgresql/mydb?connect_timeout=10
 /// ```
 ///
 /// ```not_rust
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ use tokio_postgres::{Error, Socket};
 /// ```
 ///
 /// ```not_rust
-/// postgresql:///mydb?user=user&host=/var/lib/postgresql
+/// postgresql:///mydb?user=user&host=/var/run/postgresql
 /// ```
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct Config {
diff --git a/tokio-postgres/src/config.rs b/tokio-postgres/src/config.rs
index 7ba5638e3..dbaca2e79 100644
--- a/tokio-postgres/src/config.rs
+++ b/tokio-postgres/src/config.rs
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ pub enum Host {
 /// ```
 ///
 /// ```not_rust
-/// host=/var/lib/postgresql,localhost port=1234 user=postgres password='password with spaces'
+/// host=/var/run/postgresql,localhost port=1234 user=postgres password='password with spaces'
 /// ```
 ///
 /// ```not_rust
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ pub enum Host {
 /// ```
 ///
 /// ```not_rust
-/// postgresql://user:password@%2Fvar%2Flib%2Fpostgresql/mydb?connect_timeout=10
+/// postgresql://user:password@%2Fvar%2Frun%2Fpostgresql/mydb?connect_timeout=10
 /// ```
 ///
 /// ```not_rust
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ pub enum Host {
 /// ```
 ///
 /// ```not_rust
-/// postgresql:///mydb?user=user&host=/var/lib/postgresql
+/// postgresql:///mydb?user=user&host=/var/run/postgresql
 /// ```
 #[derive(Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub struct Config {