diff --git a/source/tutorial/recover-data-following-unexpected-shutdown.txt b/source/tutorial/recover-data-following-unexpected-shutdown.txt
index 23dccb2f6eb..10d42dc5bdd 100644
--- a/source/tutorial/recover-data-following-unexpected-shutdown.txt
+++ b/source/tutorial/recover-data-following-unexpected-shutdown.txt
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ option to preserve the original data files unmodified:
    ``/data/db0`` directory.
 
 #. Start :program:`mongod` using the following invocation to point the
-   :setting:`dbpath` at ``/data/db2``:
+   :setting:`dbpath` at ``/data/db0``:
 
    .. code-block:: sh