diff --git a/docs/reference/indices/types-exists.asciidoc b/docs/reference/indices/types-exists.asciidoc
index 87b0aa3e8a8..739e0e9bf37 100644
--- a/docs/reference/indices/types-exists.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/indices/types-exists.asciidoc
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Used to check if a type/types exists in an index/indices.
 
 [source,js]
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-curl -XHEAD 'http://localhost:9200/twitter/tweet'
+curl -XHEAD -i 'http://localhost:9200/twitter/tweet'
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 The HTTP status code indicates if the type exists or not. A `404` means