diff --git a/pages/common/rsync.md b/pages/common/rsync.md
index 60bd1c847..aaec0f66a 100644
--- a/pages/common/rsync.md
+++ b/pages/common/rsync.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 - Transfer a directory [r]ecursively, in [a]rchive to preserve attributes, resolving contained soft[l]inks , and ignoring already transferred files [u]nless newer:
 
-`rsync -rauL {{remote_host}}:{{path/to/remote_file}} {{path/to/local_directory}}`
+`rsync -rauL {{remote_host}}:{{path/to/remote_directory}} {{path/to/local_directory}}`
 
 - Transfer file over SSH and delete remote files that do not exist locally: