diff --git a/etc/example.conf b/etc/example.conf
index 916fc226a..a11fb4b2e 100644
--- a/etc/example.conf
+++ b/etc/example.conf
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ nodes = {
 
 		in = {
 			path = "logs/input.log",	# These options specify the path prefix where the the files are stored
-			mode = "w+",			# The mode in which files should be opened (see open(2))
+			mode = "r",			# The mode in which files should be opened (see open(2))
 							
 			epoch_mode = "direct"		# One of: direct (default), wait, relative, absolute
 			epoch = 10			# The interpretation of this value depends on epoch_mode (default is 0).
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ nodes = {
 		verify_ssl = false,			# Verification of SSL server certificates (default is true)
 
 		mapping = [				# Format: "AttributeName(AttributeType)"
-			PTotalLosses(MW)",
+			"PTotalLosses(MW)",
 			"QTotalLosses(Mvar)"
 		]
 	}