diff --git a/source/reference/config-database.txt b/source/reference/config-database.txt
index f6b47c99c9c..7f9e89cb0dd 100644
--- a/source/reference/config-database.txt
+++ b/source/reference/config-database.txt
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ You can return a list of the databases, with the following helper:
 
 .. code-block:: javascript
 
-   show collections
+   show dbs
 
 Collections
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