diff --git a/docs/deployment.md b/docs/deployment.md
index ee08a14..335d568 100644
--- a/docs/deployment.md
+++ b/docs/deployment.md
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ configuration. A 200 HTTP status will be returned if the VSP seems
 healthy, or a 500 status will be used to indicate something is wrong.
 
 ```bash
-$ curl --user admin:12345 --request GET http://localhost:8800/admin/status
+$ curl --user admin:12345 http://localhost:8800/admin/status
 ```
 
 ```json