diff --git a/docs/api/saved-objects/import.asciidoc b/docs/api/saved-objects/import.asciidoc
index 5b4c5016be4ed..1a380830ed21a 100644
--- a/docs/api/saved-objects/import.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/api/saved-objects/import.asciidoc
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ Import an index pattern and dashboard:
 
 [source,js]
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-$ curl -X POST "localhost:5601/api/saved_objects/_import" -H "kbn-xsrf: true" --form file=@file.ndjson <1>
+$ curl -X POST "localhost:5601/api/saved_objects/_import" -H "kbn-xsrf: true" --form file=@file.ndjson
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 The `file.ndjson` file contains the following: