diff --git a/doc/source/sysadmin.rst b/doc/source/sysadmin.rst
index 37ae284637..71871a49da 100644
--- a/doc/source/sysadmin.rst
+++ b/doc/source/sysadmin.rst
@@ -230,27 +230,35 @@ these cases, use the following procedure to force-merge a change.
    $ ssh -p 29418 myname.admin@review.opendev.org \
      "gerrit set-members 'Project Bootstrappers' --add myname.admin"
 
-* Navigate to the change which needs to be merged and reload the page.
+* Changes with Code-Review -2, Verified -2, or Workflow -1 votes cannot
+  merge. If the change has any of these votes you will need to remove them
+  first. We can do that via SSH by removing users with those votes from the
+  reviewer list:
 
-* Remove any -2 votes on the change.
+.. code-block:: shell-session
 
-* Add +2 Code-Review, and +1 Workflow votes if necessary, then add +2
-  Verified. Also leave a review comment briefly explaining why this
-  was necessary, and make sure to mention it in the #opendev
-  IRC channel (ideally as a #status log entry for the benefit of
-  those not paying close attention to scrollback).
+   $ ssh -p 29418 myname.admin@review.opendev.org \
+     "gerrit set-reviewers --project foo/bar --remove $USER_WITH_VOTE 123456"
 
-* At this point, a *Submit* Button should appear, click it.  The
-  change should now be merged.
+* To merge the change needs a Code-Review +2, Verified +2, and Workflow +1.
+  We will apply those votes and ask Gerrit to submit (merge) the change
+  using a single `gerrit review` command:
+
+.. code-block:: shell-session
 
    $ ssh -p 29418 myname.admin@review.opendev.org \
      "gerrit review 12345,6 --message 'Bypassing Zuul to merge this.' \
      --code-review=2 --verified=2 --label workflow=1 --submit"
 
+  Please edit the message argment to provide as much detail as possible
+  for why the normal processes were bypassed in this situation.
+
 * Remove yourself from *Project Bootstrappers*
 
+.. code-block:: shell-session
+
    $ ssh -p 29418 myname.admin@review.opendev.org \
-   "gerrit set-members 'Project Bootstrappers' --remove myname.admin"
+     "gerrit set-members 'Project Bootstrappers' --remove myname.admin"
 
 This procedure is the safest way to force-merge a change, ensuring
 that all of the normal steps that Gerrit performs on repos still