diff --git a/api/examples/pod.json b/api/examples/pod.json
index 66b9dc2daf4..48a7d75b983 100644
--- a/api/examples/pod.json
+++ b/api/examples/pod.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
         "image": "dockerfile/nginx",
         "ports": [{
           "containerPort": 80,
-          "hostPort": 8080
+          "hostPort": 8081
         }],
         "livenessProbe": {
           "enabled": true,
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
           "initialDelaySeconds": 30,
           "httpGet": {
             "path": "/index.html",
-            "port": "8080"
+            "port": "8081"
           }
         }
       }]
diff --git a/docs/getting-started-guides/gce.md b/docs/getting-started-guides/gce.md
index 4cb4ce19905..1e4c6b5d1a2 100644
--- a/docs/getting-started-guides/gce.md
+++ b/docs/getting-started-guides/gce.md
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ Where pod.json contains something like:
         "image": "dockerfile/nginx",
         "ports": [{
           "containerPort": 80,
-          "hostPort": 8080
+          "hostPort": 8081
         }],
         "livenessProbe": {
           "enabled": true,
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ Where pod.json contains something like:
           "initialDelaySeconds": 30,
           "httpGet": {
             "path": "/index.html",
-            "port": "8080"
+            "port": "8081"
           }
         }
       }]
@@ -128,6 +128,9 @@ and delete the pod you just created:
 cluster/kubectl.sh delete pods php
 ```
 
+Since this pod is scheduled on a minion running in GCE, you will have to enable incoming tcp traffic via the port specified in the
+pod manifest before you see the nginx welcome page. After doing so, it should be visible at http://<external ip of minion running nginx>:<port from manifest>.
+
 Look in `examples/` for more examples
 
 ### Tearing down the cluster