diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ecs/lib/base/base-service.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ecs/lib/base/base-service.ts
index 32676628fc5c5..0ae2dacecb485 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ecs/lib/base/base-service.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ecs/lib/base/base-service.ts
@@ -664,16 +664,16 @@ export interface CloudMapOptions {
   readonly name?: string,
 
   /**
-   * The service discovery namespace created in this cluster
+   * The service discovery namespace created in this service.
    *
-   * @default - no service discovery namespace created
+   * @default - the defaultCloudMapNamespace associated to the cluster
    */
   readonly cloudMapNamespace?: cloudmap.INamespace;
 
   /**
    * The DNS record type that you want AWS Cloud Map to create. The supported record types are A or SRV.
    *
-   * @default: A
+   * @default DnsRecordType.A
    */
   readonly dnsRecordType?: cloudmap.DnsRecordType.A | cloudmap.DnsRecordType.SRV,