diff --git a/pages/common/atom.md b/pages/common/atom.md
index f0d8beaa4..9ae6664f1 100644
--- a/pages/common/atom.md
+++ b/pages/common/atom.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 - Open a file or folder in an existing window:
 
-`atom -a {{path/to/file_or_folder}}`
+`atom --add {{path/to/file_or_folder}}`
 
 - Open atom in safe mode (does not load any additional packages):