diff --git a/repmgr.conf.sample b/repmgr.conf.sample
index 4ce39571..8c4efbfc 100644
--- a/repmgr.conf.sample
+++ b/repmgr.conf.sample
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ ssh_options='-q -o ConnectTimeout=10'	# Options to append to "ssh"
 #follow_command=''			# command repmgrd executes when instructing a standby to follow a new primary;
 					# use something like:
 					#
-					#     repmgr standby follow -f /etc/repmgr.conf -W --upstream-node-id=%n
+					#     repmgr standby follow -f /etc/repmgr.conf --upstream-node-id=%n
 					#
 #primary_notification_timeout=60	# Interval (in seconds) which repmgrd on a standby
 					# will wait for a notification from the new primary,