diff --git a/docs/user-guide/kubectl/kubectl_patch.md b/docs/user-guide/kubectl/kubectl_patch.md
index 08daf58185..a7653ec330 100644
--- a/docs/user-guide/kubectl/kubectl_patch.md
+++ b/docs/user-guide/kubectl/kubectl_patch.md
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ kubectl patch -f node.json -p '{"spec":{"unschedulable":true}}'
 kubectl patch pod valid-pod -p '{"spec":{"containers":[{"name":"kubernetes-serve-hostname","image":"new image"}]}}'
 
 # Update a container's image using a json patch with positional arrays
-kubectl patch pod valid-pod -type='json' -p='[{"op": "replace", "path": "/spec/containers/0/image", "value":"new image"}]'
+kubectl patch pod valid-pod --type='json' -p='[{"op": "replace", "path": "/spec/containers/0/image", "value":"new image"}]'
 ```
 
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