diff --git a/doc/tips/disabling_a_special_remote.mdwn b/doc/tips/disabling_a_special_remote.mdwn
index 3b80ef25ce..c14b383702 100644
--- a/doc/tips/disabling_a_special_remote.mdwn
+++ b/doc/tips/disabling_a_special_remote.mdwn
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ simply to use the `remote.name.annex-ignore` configuration documented
 in the main [[git-annex]] manpage. For example, to disable the web
 remote, you would use:
 
-    git config remote.web.annex-ignore false
+    git config remote.web.annex-ignore true
 
 The result would be: