diff --git a/doc/source/admin/migration.rst b/doc/source/admin/migration.rst
index 3020825e894b..6eebab1ad4cf 100644
--- a/doc/source/admin/migration.rst
+++ b/doc/source/admin/migration.rst
@@ -35,31 +35,30 @@ nodes. For more information, see :ref:`cli-os-migrate-cfg-ssh`.
 
       # Provide usage
       usage() {
-      echo "Usage: $0 VM_ID"
-      exit 1
+          echo "Usage: $0 VM_ID"
+          exit 1
       }
 
       [[ $# -eq 0 ]] && usage
-
-      # Migrate the VM to an alternate hypervisor
-      echo -n "Migrating instance to alternate host"
       VM_ID=$1
-      openstack server migrate $VM_ID
-      VM_OUTPUT=$(openstack server show $VM_ID)
-      VM_STATUS=$(echo "$VM_OUTPUT" | grep status | awk '{print $4}')
-      while [[ "$VM_STATUS" != "VERIFY_RESIZE" ]]; do
-      echo -n "."
-      sleep 2
-      VM_OUTPUT=$(openstack server show $VM_ID)
-      VM_STATUS=$(echo "$VM_OUTPUT" | grep status | awk '{print $4}')
-      done
-      openstack server resize --confirm $VM_ID
-      echo " instance migrated and resized."
-      echo;
 
       # Show the details for the VM
-      echo "Updated instance details:"
-      openstack server show $VM_ID
+      echo "Instance details:"
+      openstack server show ${VM_ID}
+
+      # Migrate the VM to an alternate hypervisor
+      echo -n "Migrating instance to alternate host "
+      openstack server migrate ${VM_ID}
+      while [[ "$(openstack server show ${VM_ID} -f value -c status)" != "VERIFY_RESIZE" ]]; do
+          echo -n "."
+          sleep 2
+      done
+      openstack server resize --confirm ${VM_ID}
+      echo " instance migrated and resized."
+
+      # Show the details for the migrated VM
+      echo "Migrated instance details:"
+      openstack server show ${VM_ID}
 
       # Pause to allow users to examine VM details
       read -p "Pausing, press <enter> to exit."