diff --git a/doc/source/sysadmin.rst b/doc/source/sysadmin.rst
index 9fd9ea6d7e..37ae284637 100644
--- a/doc/source/sysadmin.rst
+++ b/doc/source/sysadmin.rst
@@ -79,31 +79,7 @@ populating new groups with initial members is still quite simple
     $ ssh -p 29418 myname.admin@review.opendev.org "gerrit set-members some-new-group --add somebody@example.org"
 
 Another common example is bypassing Zuul to submit a change for merging
-directly to a project. In this case we must first add our account to
-another group which has permission to set the relevant labels (it doesn't
-get that simply by being an administrator), and then do the
-commenting/voting/submitting, followed by cleaning up the extra group
-membership again at the end
-
-.. code-block:: shell-session
-
-   $ ssh -p 29418 myname.admin@review.opendev.org "gerrit set-members 'Project Bootstrappers' --add myname.admin"
-
-   $ ssh -p 29418 myname.admin@review.opendev.org "gerrit review 12345,6 --message 'Bypassing Zuul to merge this.' --code-review=2 --verified=2 --label workflow=1 --submit"
-
-   $ ssh -p 29418 myname.admin@review.opendev.org "gerrit set-members 'Project Bootstrappers' --remove myname.admin"
-
-Note that it's possible to temporarily add your normal OpenID-associated
-WebUI account to the ``Administrators`` group or other groups with similar
-superuser permissions like ``Project Bootstrappers``, but keep in mind that
-an attacker who has quietly gained control of your account at the OpenID
-provider could be waiting for that opportunity to take advantage of the
-added permissions, or you may simply forget to remove the account afterward
-negating the added safety of this account separation.
-
-For more examples, see the detailed documentation for Gerrit's SSH CLI,
-available on our server:
-https://review.opendev.org/Documentation/cmd-index.html
+directly to a project.  See :ref:`force-merging-a-change` for details.
 
 GitHub Access
 =============
@@ -249,6 +225,11 @@ these cases, use the following procedure to force-merge a change.
 
 * Add yourself to the *Project Bootstrappers* group in Gerrit.
 
+.. code-block:: shell-session
+
+   $ ssh -p 29418 myname.admin@review.opendev.org \
+     "gerrit set-members 'Project Bootstrappers' --add myname.admin"
+
 * Navigate to the change which needs to be merged and reload the page.
 
 * Remove any -2 votes on the change.
@@ -262,12 +243,31 @@ these cases, use the following procedure to force-merge a change.
 * At this point, a *Submit* Button should appear, click it.  The
   change should now be merged.
 
+   $ ssh -p 29418 myname.admin@review.opendev.org \
+     "gerrit review 12345,6 --message 'Bypassing Zuul to merge this.' \
+     --code-review=2 --verified=2 --label workflow=1 --submit"
+
 * Remove yourself from *Project Bootstrappers*
 
+   $ ssh -p 29418 myname.admin@review.opendev.org \
+   "gerrit set-members 'Project Bootstrappers' --remove myname.admin"
+
 This procedure is the safest way to force-merge a change, ensuring
 that all of the normal steps that Gerrit performs on repos still
 happen.
 
+Note that it's possible to temporarily add your normal OpenID-associated
+WebUI account to the ``Administrators`` group or other groups with similar
+superuser permissions like ``Project Bootstrappers``, but keep in mind that
+an attacker who has quietly gained control of your account at the OpenID
+provider could be waiting for that opportunity to take advantage of the
+added permissions, or you may simply forget to remove the account afterward
+negating the added safety of this account separation.
+
+For more examples, see the detailed documentation for Gerrit's SSH CLI,
+available on our server:
+https://review.opendev.org/Documentation/cmd-index.html
+
 Launching New Servers
 =====================