diff --git a/docs/source/extensions/datamodules.rst b/docs/source/extensions/datamodules.rst
index bc79d7dc3d..443cd5be42 100644
--- a/docs/source/extensions/datamodules.rst
+++ b/docs/source/extensions/datamodules.rst
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ Here's a simple PyTorch example:
 .. code-block:: python
 
     # regular PyTorch
-    test_data = MNIST(PATH, train=False, download=True)
-    train_data = MNIST(PATH, train=True, download=True)
+    test_data = MNIST(my_path, train=False, download=True)
+    train_data = MNIST(my_path, train=True, download=True)
     train_data, val_data = random_split(train_data, [55000, 5000])
 
     train_loader = DataLoader(train_data, batch_size=32)
@@ -75,8 +75,9 @@ The equivalent DataModule just organizes the same exact code, but makes it reusa
 
     class MNISTDataModule(pl.LightningDataModule):
 
-        def __init__(self, data_dir: str = PATH, batch_size):
+        def __init__(self, data_dir: str = "path/to/dir", batch_size: int = 32):
             super().__init__()
+            self.data_dir = data_dir
             self.batch_size = batch_size
 
         def setup(self, stage=None):
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ colleagues or use in different projects.
 
 .. code-block:: python
 
-    mnist = MNISTDataModule(PATH)
+    mnist = MNISTDataModule(my_path)
     model = LitClassifier()
 
     trainer = Trainer()