diff --git a/userdocs/contents/overlays.rst b/userdocs/contents/overlays.rst
index fc53a5f8..84f6acd0 100644
--- a/userdocs/contents/overlays.rst
+++ b/userdocs/contents/overlays.rst
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ Edit
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 .. code-block:: console
 
-  wwctl overlay edit [--mode,-m MODE|--parents,p] overlay-name file
+  wwctl overlay edit [--mode,-m MODE|--parents,-p] overlay-name file
 
 Use this command to edit an existing or a new file in the given
 overlay. If a the new file ends with a ``.ww`` suffix an example