diff --git a/content/docs/examples/bookinfo/index.md b/content/docs/examples/bookinfo/index.md
index 22688604af..a5b59837b4 100644
--- a/content/docs/examples/bookinfo/index.md
+++ b/content/docs/examples/bookinfo/index.md
@@ -197,8 +197,9 @@ is used for this purpose.
 To confirm that the Bookinfo application is running, run the following `curl` command:
 
 {{< text bash >}}
-$ curl -o /dev/null -s -w "%{http_code}\n" http://${GATEWAY_URL}/productpage
-200
+$ curl -I http://${GATEWAY_URL}/productpage
+HTTP/1.1 200 OK
+...
 {{< /text >}}
 
 You can also point your browser to `http://$GATEWAY_URL/productpage`