diff --git a/doc/source/admin/openstack-operations/managing-instances.rst b/doc/source/admin/openstack-operations/managing-instances.rst
index 33821aa179..a06f1c2ac4 100644
--- a/doc/source/admin/openstack-operations/managing-instances.rst
+++ b/doc/source/admin/openstack-operations/managing-instances.rst
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ list** and **openstack flavor list** commands.
 
    .. code::
 
-      $ openstack server create --image precise-image --flavor=2 --key-name example-key example-instance
+      $ openstack server create --image precise-image --flavor 2 --key-name example-key example-instance
       +-------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
       |               Property              |                Value                 |
       +-------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+