diff --git a/doc/admin/install/docker-compose/operations.md b/doc/admin/install/docker-compose/operations.md
index b1e8120515a..e52d5db327a 100644
--- a/doc/admin/install/docker-compose/operations.md
+++ b/doc/admin/install/docker-compose/operations.md
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ The following command allows a user to shell into a Sourcegraph database contain
 
 ```bash
 docker exec -it pgsql psql -U sg #access pgsql container and run psql
-docker exec -it codeintel-db -U sg #access codeintel-db container and run psql
+docker exec -it codeintel-db psql -U sg #access codeintel-db container and run psql
 ```
 
 ## Backup and restore