diff --git a/pages/common/curl.md b/pages/common/curl.md
index dbe1fa5c0..b32958aec 100644
--- a/pages/common/curl.md
+++ b/pages/common/curl.md
@@ -29,4 +29,4 @@
 
 - Pass client certificate and key for a secure resource:
 
-`curl -v -key {{key.pem}} -cacert {{ca.pem}} -cert {{client.pem}} -k {{https://example.com}}`
+`curl --key {{key.pem}} --cacert {{ca.pem}} --cert {{client.pem}} -k {{https://example.com}}`