diff --git a/docs/reference/cluster/allocation-explain.asciidoc b/docs/reference/cluster/allocation-explain.asciidoc
index fc407f069a0..6abbfe6b75e 100644
--- a/docs/reference/cluster/allocation-explain.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/cluster/allocation-explain.asciidoc
@@ -103,14 +103,21 @@ GET /_cluster/allocation/explain
 
 ===== Examples of unassigned primary shard explanations
 
+//////
+[source,console]
+--------------------------------------------------	
+DELETE myindex	
+--------------------------------------------------	
+//////
+
 [source,console]
 --------------------------------------------------
-PUT /idx?master_timeout=1s&timeout=1s
+PUT /my_index?master_timeout=1s&timeout=1s
 {"settings": {"index.routing.allocation.include._name": "non_existent_node"} }
 
 GET /_cluster/allocation/explain
 {
-  "index": "idx",
+  "index": "my_index",
   "shard": 0,
   "primary": true
 }
@@ -122,7 +129,7 @@ The API returns the following response for an unassigned primary shard:
 [source,console-result]
 --------------------------------------------------
 {
-  "index" : "idx",
+  "index" : "my_index",
   "shard" : 0,
   "primary" : true,
   "current_state" : "unassigned",                 <1>
@@ -171,7 +178,7 @@ allocated to a node in the cluster:
 [source,js]
 --------------------------------------------------
 {
-  "index" : "idx",
+  "index" : "my_index",
   "shard" : 0,
   "primary" : true,
   "current_state" : "unassigned",
@@ -196,7 +203,7 @@ allocation:
 [source,js]
 --------------------------------------------------
 {
-  "index" : "idx",
+  "index" : "my_index",
   "shard" : 0,
   "primary" : false,
   "current_state" : "unassigned",
@@ -232,7 +239,7 @@ allocation:
         {
           "decider" : "same_shard",
           "decision" : "NO",
-          "explanation" : "the shard cannot be allocated to the same node on which a copy of the shard already exists [[idx][0], node[3sULLVJrRneSg0EfBB-2Ew], [P], s[STARTED], a[id=eV9P8BN1QPqRc3B4PLx6cg]]"
+          "explanation" : "the shard cannot be allocated to the same node on which a copy of the shard already exists [[my_index][0], node[3sULLVJrRneSg0EfBB-2Ew], [P], s[STARTED], a[id=eV9P8BN1QPqRc3B4PLx6cg]]"
         }
       ]
     }
@@ -253,7 +260,7 @@ its current node and is required to move:
 [source,js]
 --------------------------------------------------
 {
-  "index" : "idx",
+  "index" : "my_index",
   "shard" : 0,
   "primary" : true,
   "current_state" : "started",
@@ -302,7 +309,7 @@ because moving the shard to another node does not form a better cluster balance:
 [source,js]
 --------------------------------------------------
 {
-  "index" : "idx",
+  "index" : "my_index",
   "shard" : 0,
   "primary" : true,
   "current_state" : "started",