diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/tutorial/config_agent/commands/django.ts b/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/tutorial/config_agent/commands/django.ts
index 18fed9d329cd0..ac1b96e753535 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/tutorial/config_agent/commands/django.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/tutorial/config_agent/commands/django.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ ELASTIC_APM = {
     defaultMessage: 'a-z, A-Z, 0-9, -, _, and space',
   }
 )}
-'SERVICE_NAME': '',
+'SERVICE_NAME': 'my_python_service',
 
 # ${i18n.translate(
   'xpack.apm.tutorial.djangoClient.configure.commands.useIfApmServerRequiresTokenComment',
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/tutorial/config_agent/commands/flask.ts b/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/tutorial/config_agent/commands/flask.ts
index dbcd6f29225c1..305e9390356a3 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/tutorial/config_agent/commands/flask.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/tutorial/config_agent/commands/flask.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ app.config['ELASTIC_APM'] = {
     defaultMessage: 'a-z, A-Z, 0-9, -, _, and space',
   }
 )}
-'SERVICE_NAME': '',
+'SERVICE_NAME': 'my_python_service',
 
 # ${i18n.translate(
   'xpack.apm.tutorial.flaskClient.configure.commands.useIfApmServerRequiresTokenComment',
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/tutorial/config_agent/commands/get_commands.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/tutorial/config_agent/commands/get_commands.test.ts
index bb6593ae7acb8..9e2367238da10 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/tutorial/config_agent/commands/get_commands.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/tutorial/config_agent/commands/get_commands.test.ts
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ describe('getCommands', () => {
         ELASTIC_APM = {
         # Set the required service name. Allowed characters:
         # a-z, A-Z, 0-9, -, _, and space
-        'SERVICE_NAME': '',
+        'SERVICE_NAME': 'my_python_service',
 
         # Use if APM Server requires a secret token
         'SECRET_TOKEN': '',
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ describe('getCommands', () => {
         ELASTIC_APM = {
         # Set the required service name. Allowed characters:
         # a-z, A-Z, 0-9, -, _, and space
-        'SERVICE_NAME': '',
+        'SERVICE_NAME': 'my_python_service',
 
         # Use if APM Server requires a secret token
         'SECRET_TOKEN': 'foobar',
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ describe('getCommands', () => {
         app.config['ELASTIC_APM'] = {
         # Set the required service name. Allowed characters:
         # a-z, A-Z, 0-9, -, _, and space
-        'SERVICE_NAME': '',
+        'SERVICE_NAME': 'my_python_service',
 
         # Use if APM Server requires a secret token
         'SECRET_TOKEN': '',
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ describe('getCommands', () => {
         app.config['ELASTIC_APM'] = {
         # Set the required service name. Allowed characters:
         # a-z, A-Z, 0-9, -, _, and space
-        'SERVICE_NAME': '',
+        'SERVICE_NAME': 'my_python_service',
 
         # Use if APM Server requires a secret token
         'SECRET_TOKEN': 'foobar',