diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/filters/get.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/filters/get.rs
index c30ad1f3a4..a481372db1 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/filters/get.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/filters/get.rs
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ If multiple cell paths are given, this will produce a list of values."#
             },
             Example {
                 description:
-                    "Extract the name of the 3rd record in a list (same as `ls | $in.name`)",
+                    "Extract the name of the 3rd record in a list (same as `ls | $in.name.2`)",
                 example: "ls | get name.2",
                 result: None,
             },