diff --git a/docs/reference/setup/repositories.asciidoc b/docs/reference/setup/repositories.asciidoc
index e73907ae43a..e2b53dea98b 100644
--- a/docs/reference/setup/repositories.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/setup/repositories.asciidoc
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Run apt-get update and the repository is ready for use. You can install it with
 
 [source,sh]
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-apt-get install elasticsearch
+apt-get update && apt-get install elasticsearch
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