diff --git a/doc/api/tls.md b/doc/api/tls.md
index 05f584ab7127d8..fe8bfa27ef6ca2 100644
--- a/doc/api/tls.md
+++ b/doc/api/tls.md
@@ -918,9 +918,12 @@ The `callback` function, if specified, will be added as a listener for the
 
 `tls.connect()` returns a [`tls.TLSSocket`][] object.
 
-The following implements a simple "echo server" example:
+Here is an example of a client of echo server as described in
+[`tls.createServer()`][]:
 
 ```js
+// This example assumes that you have created an echo server that is
+// listening on port 8000.
 const tls = require('tls');
 const fs = require('fs');
 
@@ -944,13 +947,15 @@ socket.on('data', (data) => {
   console.log(data);
 });
 socket.on('end', () => {
-  server.close();
+  console.log('client ends');
 });
 ```
 
 Or
 
 ```js
+// This example assumes that you have created an echo server that is
+// listening on port 8000.
 const tls = require('tls');
 const fs = require('fs');
 
@@ -969,7 +974,7 @@ socket.on('data', (data) => {
   console.log(data);
 });
 socket.on('end', () => {
-  server.close();
+  console.log('client ends');
 });
 ```