diff --git a/content/400-reference/200-api-reference/200-command-reference.mdx b/content/400-reference/200-api-reference/200-command-reference.mdx
index ada7a65c3c..e634e99eea 100644
--- a/content/400-reference/200-api-reference/200-command-reference.mdx
+++ b/content/400-reference/200-api-reference/200-command-reference.mdx
@@ -997,7 +997,7 @@ Other options:
 - Take the SQL script from standard input and execute it on the database specified by the data source URL given in the `DATABASE_URL` environment variable:
 
   ```terminal wrap
-  echo 'TRUNCATE TABLE dev;' | prisma db execute --stdin --url="$DATABASE_URL"
+  $ echo 'TRUNCATE TABLE dev;' | prisma db execute --stdin --url="$DATABASE_URL"
   ```
 
 ## Prisma Migrate