diff --git a/cmd/tools/docs_gen/templates/templates.adoc.tmpl b/cmd/tools/docs_gen/templates/templates.adoc.tmpl
index c5ce62fff7..ccbea8d3d3 100644
--- a/cmd/tools/docs_gen/templates/templates.adoc.tmpl
+++ b/cmd/tools/docs_gen/templates/templates.adoc.tmpl
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ A template is defined in a YAML file that can be imported when {page-component-t
 
 [source,bash]
 ----
-rpk connect run -t "./templates/*.yaml" -c ./config.yaml
+rpk connect run -t "./templates/*.yaml" ./config.yaml
 ----
 
 The template describes the type of the component and configuration fields that can be used to customize it, followed by a xref:guides:bloblang/about.adoc[Bloblang mapping] that translates an object containing those fields into a Redpanda Connect config structure. This allows you to use logic to generate more complex configurations:
diff --git a/docs/modules/configuration/pages/templating.adoc b/docs/modules/configuration/pages/templating.adoc
index d76cf5468b..6fe12f610c 100644
--- a/docs/modules/configuration/pages/templating.adoc
+++ b/docs/modules/configuration/pages/templating.adoc
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ A template is defined in a YAML file that can be imported when {page-component-t
 
 [source,bash]
 ----
-rpk connect run -t "./templates/*.yaml" -c ./config.yaml
+rpk connect run -t "./templates/*.yaml" ./config.yaml
 ----
 
 The template describes the type of the component and configuration fields that can be used to customize it, followed by a xref:guides:bloblang/about.adoc[Bloblang mapping] that translates an object containing those fields into a Redpanda Connect config structure. This allows you to use logic to generate more complex configurations: