diff --git a/docs/admin-guide/configuration/basic/host_rename.md b/docs/admin-guide/configuration/basic/host_rename.md
index 22f5c75e..a6743283 100644
--- a/docs/admin-guide/configuration/basic/host_rename.md
+++ b/docs/admin-guide/configuration/basic/host_rename.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ bob node set-attr $NEW_FQDN [all attributes as listed above]
 ```
 and the same for the MAC addresses:
 ```
-for mac in $(bob node list-macs $OLD_FQDN); do echo bob node add-mac $NEW_FQDN $mac; done
+for mac in $(bob node list-macs $OLD_FQDN); do bob node add-mac $NEW_FQDN $mac; done
 ```
 
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