diff --git a/simple-rolling-update.md b/simple-rolling-update.md
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@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ it is assumed that the rollout is nearly completed, and ```foo-next``` is rename
 ### Aborting a rollout
 Abort is assumed to want to reverse a rollout in progress.
 
-```kubectl rolling-update rc foo [foo-v2] --abort```
+```kubectl rolling-update rc foo [foo-v2] --rollback```
 
 This is really just semantic sugar for: