diff --git a/docs/getting-started.md b/docs/getting-started.md
index caf4485aef992024ff1174e5c3ff28b934c6d1cc..5c61ef7649760a5182d48deb99ba0b156cc86590 100644
--- a/docs/getting-started.md
+++ b/docs/getting-started.md
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Example inventory generator usage:
 ```
 cp -r inventory my_inventory
 declare -a IPS=(10.10.1.3 10.10.1.4 10.10.1.5)
-CONFIG_FILE=my_inventory/inventory.cfg python3 contrib/inventory_builder/inventory.py ${IPS}
+CONFIG_FILE=my_inventory/inventory.cfg python3 contrib/inventory_builder/inventory.py ${IPS[@]}
 ```
 
 Starting custom deployment