diff --git a/docs/static/reloading-config.asciidoc b/docs/static/reloading-config.asciidoc
index 1a16a379c..db225a102 100644
--- a/docs/static/reloading-config.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/static/reloading-config.asciidoc
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ process running Logstash. For example:
 
 [source,shell]
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-kill -1 14175
+kill -SIGHUP 14175
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 Where 14175 is the ID of the process running Logstash.