diff --git a/doc/ops-guide/source/ops-maintenance-compute.rst b/doc/ops-guide/source/ops-maintenance-compute.rst
index 44eb57f49d..def372c9f2 100644
--- a/doc/ops-guide/source/ops-maintenance-compute.rst
+++ b/doc/ops-guide/source/ops-maintenance-compute.rst
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ when an instance has been deleted with the port still attached:
 
    .. code-block:: console
 
-      $ for i in {0..10}; do neutron port-create Public_AGILE --name
+      $ for i in {0..10}; do neutron port-create Public_AGILE --name \
       ip-recovery; done
 
 #. Check the ports for the lost IP address and update the name: