diff --git a/pages/common/direnv.md b/pages/common/direnv.md
index a7d8b1c2f9..dc03c25687 100644
--- a/pages/common/direnv.md
+++ b/pages/common/direnv.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 - Edit the `.envrc` file in the default text editor and reload the environment on exit:
 
-`direnv allow`
+`direnv edit .`
 
 - Trigger a reload of the environment: