diff --git a/source/tutorial/install-mongodb-on-ubuntu.txt b/source/tutorial/install-mongodb-on-ubuntu.txt
index be4934654d2..4618a70f5df 100644
--- a/source/tutorial/install-mongodb-on-ubuntu.txt
+++ b/source/tutorial/install-mongodb-on-ubuntu.txt
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ following line for the 10gen repository.
 
 .. code-block:: sources.list
 
-   deb http://downloads-distro.mongodb.org/repo/ubuntu-upstart dist 10gen
+   echo 'deb http://downloads-distro.mongodb.org/repo/ubuntu-upstart dist 10gen' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/10gen.list
 
 Now issue the following command to reload your repository: