diff --git a/docsite/rst/playbooks_startnstep.rst b/docsite/rst/playbooks_startnstep.rst
index 1067c3e1214..106fd2d5de4 100644
--- a/docsite/rst/playbooks_startnstep.rst
+++ b/docsite/rst/playbooks_startnstep.rst
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ This shows a few alternative ways to run playbooks. These modes are very useful
 
 Start-at-task
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-If you want to start executing your playbook at a particular task, you can do so with the ``--start-at`` option::
+If you want to start executing your playbook at a particular task, you can do so with the ``--start-at-task`` option::
 
-    ansible-playbook playbook.yml --start-at="install packages"
+    ansible-playbook playbook.yml --start-at-task="install packages"
 
 The above will start executing your playbook at a task named "install packages".