diff --git a/content/learn/getting-started-secret-management.adoc b/content/learn/getting-started-secret-management.adoc
index df666a68a..25ccd3ba4 100644
--- a/content/learn/getting-started-secret-management.adoc
+++ b/content/learn/getting-started-secret-management.adoc
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ In this situation, it's often helpful to run the following command before you tr
 
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-$ .export EXTRA_PLAYBOOK_OPTS='-e hide_sensitive_output="false" -vvv'
+$ export EXTRA_PLAYBOOK_OPTS='-e hide_sensitive_output="false" -vvv'
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 *This is intended as a temporary debug measure and should not be part of a normal production workflow since it may very well log secrets to stdout.*