diff --git a/content/en/docs/tasks/manage-kubernetes-objects/imperative-config.md b/content/en/docs/tasks/manage-kubernetes-objects/imperative-config.md
index 2f469a41c8186..4baf36233f988 100644
--- a/content/en/docs/tasks/manage-kubernetes-objects/imperative-config.md
+++ b/content/en/docs/tasks/manage-kubernetes-objects/imperative-config.md
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ several manual steps.
 1. Export the live object to a local object configuration file:
 
 ```shell
-kubectl get <kind>/<name> -o yaml --export > <kind>_<name>.yaml
+kubectl get <kind>/<name> -o yaml > <kind>_<name>.yaml
 ```
 
 1. Manually remove the status field from the object configuration file.
@@ -151,4 +151,4 @@ template:
 * [Kubectl Command Reference](/docs/reference/generated/kubectl/kubectl/)
 * [Kubernetes API Reference](/docs/reference/generated/kubernetes-api/{{< param "version" >}}/)
 
-{{% /capture %}}
\ No newline at end of file
+{{% /capture %}}