diff --git a/docs/reference/search/request/scroll.asciidoc b/docs/reference/search/request/scroll.asciidoc
index 8f33d1a6bd8..b96033719d2 100644
--- a/docs/reference/search/request/scroll.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/search/request/scroll.asciidoc
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ curl -XGET 'localhost:9200/twitter/tweet/_search?scroll=1m' -d '
 '
 --------------------------------------------------
 
-The result from the above request includes a `scroll_id`, which should
+The result from the above request includes a `_scroll_id`, which should
 be passed to the `scroll` API in order to retrieve the next batch of
 results.
 
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ curl -XGET 'localhost:9200/_search/scroll?scroll=1m' -d 'c2Nhbjs2OzM0NDg1ODpzRlB
 --------------------------------------------------
 
 IMPORTANT: The initial search request and each subsequent scroll request
-returns a new `scroll_id` -- only the most recent `scroll_id` should be
+returns a new `_scroll_id` -- only the most recent `_scroll_id` should be
 used.
 
 NOTE: If the request specifies aggregations, only the initial search response