diff --git a/etc/config.ini.sample b/etc/config.ini.sample
index d5c59db..220b927 100644
--- a/etc/config.ini.sample
+++ b/etc/config.ini.sample
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [environment]
-kernel = include/sample_vm/vmlinuz-2.6.32-23-server
-initrd = include/sample_vm/initrd.img-2.6.32-23-server
-image = include/sample_vm/ubuntu-lucid.img
+kernel = include/sample_vm/natty-server-uec-amd64-vmlinuz-virtual
+#initrd = include/sample_vm/natty-server-uec-amd64-initrd-virtual
+image = include/sample_vm/natty-server-uec-amd64.img
 
 [swift]
 auth_host = 10.0.0.100
diff --git a/include/sample_vm/README.txt b/include/sample_vm/README.txt
index 5741eff..e8895ea 100644
--- a/include/sample_vm/README.txt
+++ b/include/sample_vm/README.txt
@@ -1 +1,6 @@
-You will need to download an image into this directory.. Will also need to update the tests to reference this new image.
+You will need to download an image into this directory..
+Will also need to update the tests to reference this new image.
+
+You could use e.g. the Ubuntu Natty cloud images (this matches the sample configuration):
+$ wget http://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/releases/natty/release/ubuntu-11.04-server-uec-amd64.tar.gz
+$ tar xvzf ubuntu-11.04-server-uec-amd64.tar.gz