diff --git a/docs/useful_tips.md b/docs/useful_tips.md
index cb82520051..b67c93805b 100644
--- a/docs/useful_tips.md
+++ b/docs/useful_tips.md
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ creating it with the following init-hook:
 
 ```sh
 distrobox create --name test --image your-chosen-image:tag \
-                  --init-hooks '"$(uname -n)" > /etc/hostname'`
+                  --init-hooks 'echo "$(uname -n)" > /etc/hostname'
 ```
 
 This will ensure SSH X-Forwarding will work when SSH-ing inside the distrobox: