diff --git a/docs/en/security/securing-communications/configuring-tls-docker.asciidoc b/docs/en/security/securing-communications/configuring-tls-docker.asciidoc
index f6309c44b5d..bd2b687673f 100644
--- a/docs/en/security/securing-communications/configuring-tls-docker.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/en/security/securing-communications/configuring-tls-docker.asciidoc
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ https://www.elastic.co/subscriptions[available subscriptions].
 [float]
 ==== Prepare the environment
 
-<<docker,Install {es} with Docker>>. 
+<<docker,Install {es} with Docker>>.
 
 Inside a new, empty, directory create the following **four files**:
 
@@ -178,8 +178,14 @@ curl --cacert certs/ca/ca.crt -u elastic:PleaseChangeMe https://localhost:9200
 all users:
 +
 --
+WARNING: Windows users not running PowerShell will need to remove `\` and join lines in the snippet below.
 ["source","sh"]
 ----
-docker exec es01 /bin/bash -c "bin/x-pack/setup-passwords auto --batch -Expack.ssl.certificate=x-pack/certificates/es01/es01.crt -Expack.ssl.certificate_authorities=x-pack/certificates/ca/ca.crt -Expack.ssl.key=x-pack/certificates/es01/es01.key --url https://localhost:9200"
+docker exec es01 /bin/bash -c "bin/x-pack/setup-passwords \
+auto --batch \
+-Expack.ssl.certificate=x-pack/certificates/es01/es01.crt \
+-Expack.ssl.certificate_authorities=x-pack/certificates/ca/ca.crt \
+-Expack.ssl.key=x-pack/certificates/es01/es01.key \
+--url https://localhost:9200"
 ----
 --