diff --git a/docs/source/couchdb_tutorial.rst b/docs/source/couchdb_tutorial.rst
index 3f3ecd0b9b4..023429316b3 100644
--- a/docs/source/couchdb_tutorial.rst
+++ b/docs/source/couchdb_tutorial.rst
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ Start the network
  .. code:: bash
 
   cd fabric-samples/first-network
-  ./byfn.sh -m down
+  ./byfn.sh down
 
 
  Now start up the BYFN network with CouchDB by running the following command:
diff --git a/docs/source/private_data_tutorial.rst b/docs/source/private_data_tutorial.rst
index e0fd29beeee..9d7dfaeddc3 100644
--- a/docs/source/private_data_tutorial.rst
+++ b/docs/source/private_data_tutorial.rst
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ data.
  .. code:: bash
 
     cd fabric-samples/first-network
-    ./byfn.sh -m down
+    ./byfn.sh down
 
 
  Start up the BYFN network with CouchDB by running the following command: