diff --git a/content/en/docs/tasks/extend-kubernetes/http-proxy-access-api.md b/content/en/docs/tasks/extend-kubernetes/http-proxy-access-api.md
index dd80c8c349063..b3aae7fc3e6ca 100644
--- a/content/en/docs/tasks/extend-kubernetes/http-proxy-access-api.md
+++ b/content/en/docs/tasks/extend-kubernetes/http-proxy-access-api.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ If you do not already have an application running in your cluster, start
 a Hello world application by entering this command:
 
 ```shell
-kubectl run node-hello --image=gcr.io/google-samples/node-hello:1.0 --port=8080
+kubectl create deployment node-hello --image=gcr.io/google-samples/node-hello:1.0 --port=8080
 ```
 
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