diff --git a/db/fixtures/development/01_admin.rb b/db/fixtures/development/01_admin.rb
index 42d18435340..176845fd8a8 100644
--- a/db/fixtures/development/01_admin.rb
+++ b/db/fixtures/development/01_admin.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ User.seed(:id, [
   {
     id: 1,
     name: "Administrator",
-    email: "admin@local.host",
+    email: "admin@example.com",
     username: 'root',
     password: "5iveL!fe",
     password_confirmation: "5iveL!fe",
diff --git a/db/fixtures/production/001_admin.rb b/db/fixtures/production/001_admin.rb
index a919fad7040..c00ba3c10ba 100644
--- a/db/fixtures/production/001_admin.rb
+++ b/db/fixtures/production/001_admin.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 admin = User.create(
-  email: "admin@local.host",
+  email: "admin@example.com",
   name: "Administrator",
   username: 'root',
   password: "5iveL!fe",
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ if admin.valid?
 puts %q[
 Administrator account created:
 
-login.........admin@local.host
+login.........root
 password......5iveL!fe
 ]
 end
diff --git a/doc/api/merge_requests.md b/doc/api/merge_requests.md
index 27c0d644e11..a46472a0812 100644
--- a/doc/api/merge_requests.md
+++ b/doc/api/merge_requests.md
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Parameters:
     "author": {
       "id": 1,
       "username": "admin",
-      "email": "admin@local.host",
+      "email": "admin@example.com",
       "name": "Administrator",
       "state": "active",
       "created_at": "2012-04-29T08:46:00Z"
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Parameters:
     "assignee": {
       "id": 1,
       "username": "admin",
-      "email": "admin@local.host",
+      "email": "admin@example.com",
       "name": "Administrator",
       "state": "active",
       "created_at": "2012-04-29T08:46:00Z"
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ Parameters:
   "author": {
     "id": 1,
     "username": "admin",
-    "email": "admin@local.host",
+    "email": "admin@example.com",
     "name": "Administrator",
     "state": "active",
     "created_at": "2012-04-29T08:46:00Z"
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ Parameters:
   "assignee": {
     "id": 1,
     "username": "admin",
-    "email": "admin@local.host",
+    "email": "admin@example.com",
     "name": "Administrator",
     "state": "active",
     "created_at": "2012-04-29T08:46:00Z"
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ Parameters:
   "author": {
     "id": 1,
     "username": "admin",
-    "email": "admin@local.host",
+    "email": "admin@example.com",
     "name": "Administrator",
     "state": "active",
     "created_at": "2012-04-29T08:46:00Z"
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ Parameters:
   "assignee": {
     "id": 1,
     "username": "admin",
-    "email": "admin@local.host",
+    "email": "admin@example.com",
     "name": "Administrator",
     "state": "active",
     "created_at": "2012-04-29T08:46:00Z"
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ Parameters:
   "author": {
     "id": 1,
     "username": "admin",
-    "email": "admin@local.host",
+    "email": "admin@example.com",
     "name": "Administrator",
     "state": "active",
     "created_at": "2012-04-29T08:46:00Z"
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ Parameters:
   "assignee": {
     "id": 1,
     "username": "admin",
-    "email": "admin@local.host",
+    "email": "admin@example.com",
     "name": "Administrator",
     "state": "active",
     "created_at": "2012-04-29T08:46:00Z"
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ Parameters:
   "author": {
     "id": 1,
     "username": "admin",
-    "email": "admin@local.host",
+    "email": "admin@example.com",
     "name": "Administrator",
     "state": "active",
     "created_at": "2012-04-29T08:46:00Z"
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ Parameters:
   "assignee": {
     "id": 1,
     "username": "admin",
-    "email": "admin@local.host",
+    "email": "admin@example.com",
     "name": "Administrator",
     "state": "active",
     "created_at": "2012-04-29T08:46:00Z"
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ Parameters:
   "author": {
     "id": 1,
     "username": "admin",
-    "email": "admin@local.host",
+    "email": "admin@example.com",
     "name": "Administrator",
     "blocked": false,
     "created_at": "2012-04-29T08:46:00Z"
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ Parameters:
     "author": {
       "id": 11,
       "username": "admin",
-      "email": "admin@local.host",
+      "email": "admin@example.com",
       "name": "Administrator",
       "state": "active",
       "created_at": "2014-03-06T08:17:35.000Z"
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ Parameters:
     "author": {
       "id": 11,
       "username": "admin",
-      "email": "admin@local.host",
+      "email": "admin@example.com",
       "name": "Administrator",
       "state": "active",
       "created_at": "2014-03-06T08:17:35.000Z"