diff --git a/etc/zuul.conf-sample b/etc/zuul.conf-sample
index a4d1390..75c84e4 100644
--- a/etc/zuul.conf-sample
+++ b/etc/zuul.conf-sample
@@ -15,10 +15,12 @@
 log_config=/etc/zuul/logging.conf
 pidfile=/var/run/zuul/zuul.pid
 state_dir=/var/lib/zuul
+status_url=https://jenkins.example.com/zuul/status
+
+[merger]
 git_dir=/var/lib/zuul/git
 ;git_user_email=zuul@example.com
 ;git_user_name=zuul
-status_url=https://jenkins.example.com/zuul/status
 zuul_url=http://zuul.example.com/p
 
 [smtp]