diff --git a/docs/docs/workflows/recovery.md b/docs/docs/workflows/recovery.md
index 50cd7ee72..592ae247b 100644
--- a/docs/docs/workflows/recovery.md
+++ b/docs/docs/workflows/recovery.md
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ Recovering a cluster requires the following parameters:
 A cluster can be recovered like this:
 
 ```bash
-$ constellation recover --master-secret constellation-mastersecret.json
+$ constellation recover
 Pushed recovery key.
 Pushed recovery key.
 Pushed recovery key.
diff --git a/docs/versioned_docs/version-2.17/workflows/recovery.md b/docs/versioned_docs/version-2.17/workflows/recovery.md
index 50cd7ee72..592ae247b 100644
--- a/docs/versioned_docs/version-2.17/workflows/recovery.md
+++ b/docs/versioned_docs/version-2.17/workflows/recovery.md
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ Recovering a cluster requires the following parameters:
 A cluster can be recovered like this:
 
 ```bash
-$ constellation recover --master-secret constellation-mastersecret.json
+$ constellation recover
 Pushed recovery key.
 Pushed recovery key.
 Pushed recovery key.