diff --git a/logstash/README.md b/logstash/README.md
index 293e8d144..0e354fb55 100644
--- a/logstash/README.md
+++ b/logstash/README.md
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ If you need to run logstash with configuration provided on the commandline, you
 
 If you need to run logstash with a configuration file, `logstash.conf`, that's located in your current directory, you can use the logstash image as follows:
 
-	docker run -it --rm $(pwd):/config-dir logstash logstash -f /config-dir/logstash.conf
+	docker run -it --rm -v $(pwd):/config-dir logstash logstash -f /config-dir/logstash.conf
 
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