diff --git a/runatlantis.io/docs/using-slack-hooks.md b/runatlantis.io/docs/using-slack-hooks.md
index 78955a5100..8b32b1b92b 100644
--- a/runatlantis.io/docs/using-slack-hooks.md
+++ b/runatlantis.io/docs/using-slack-hooks.md
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ webhooks:
   workspace-regex: .*
   branch-regex: .*
   kind: slack
-  channel: my-channel
+  channel: my-channel-id
 ```
 
 If you are deploying Atlantis as a Helm chart, this can be implemented via the `config` parameter available for [chart customizations](https://github.com/runatlantis/helm-charts#customization):
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ config: |
        workspace-regex: .*
        branch-regex: .*
        kind: slack
-       channel: my-channel
+       channel: my-channel-id
 ```
 
 
 
-The `apply` event information will be sent to the `my-channel` Slack channel.
+The `apply` event information will be sent to the `my-channel-id` Slack channel.