diff --git a/cli/internal/server.go b/cli/internal/server.go
index a6780a7d5..83641a38b 100644
--- a/cli/internal/server.go
+++ b/cli/internal/server.go
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ func EnsureNewCapsulVPSFlags(c *cli.Context) error {
 	if len(CapsulSSHKeys.Value()) == 0 && !NoInput {
 		var sshKeys string
 		prompt := &survey.Input{
-			Message: "specify capsul SSH keys",
-			Default: "me@foo.com,you@bar.com",
+			Message: "specify capsul SSH keys (e.g. me@foo.com)",
+			Default: "",
 		}
 		if err := survey.AskOne(prompt, &CapsulSSHKeys); err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -152,8 +152,8 @@ func EnsureNewHetznerCloudVPSFlags(c *cli.Context) error {
 	if len(HetznerCloudSSHKeys.Value()) == 0 && !NoInput {
 		var sshKeys string
 		prompt := &survey.Input{
-			Message: "specify hetzner cloud SSH keys",
-			Default: "me@foo.com,you@bar.com",
+			Message: "specify hetzner cloud SSH keys (e.g. me@foo.com)",
+			Default: "",
 		}
 		if err := survey.AskOne(prompt, &sshKeys); err != nil {
 			return err