diff --git a/cmd/kops/create_ig.go b/cmd/kops/create_ig.go
index 300adbfce6..beadba7873 100644
--- a/cmd/kops/create_ig.go
+++ b/cmd/kops/create_ig.go
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ var (
 
 		# Create an instancegroup for the k8s-cluster.example.com cluster.
 		kops create ig --name=k8s-cluster.example.com node-example \
-		  --role node --subnet my-subnet-name
+		  --role node --subnet my-subnet-name,my-other-subnet-name
 
 		# Create a YAML manifest for an instancegroup for the k8s-cluster.example.com cluster.
 		kops create ig --name=k8s-cluster.example.com node-example \
diff --git a/docs/cli/kops_create_instancegroup.md b/docs/cli/kops_create_instancegroup.md
index cdaddbd344..e38983433c 100644
--- a/docs/cli/kops_create_instancegroup.md
+++ b/docs/cli/kops_create_instancegroup.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ kops create instancegroup
 ```
   # Create an instancegroup for the k8s-cluster.example.com cluster.
   kops create ig --name=k8s-cluster.example.com node-example \
-  --role node --subnet my-subnet-name
+  --role node --subnet my-subnet-name,my-other-subnet-name
   
   # Create a YAML manifest for an instancegroup for the k8s-cluster.example.com cluster.
   kops create ig --name=k8s-cluster.example.com node-example \