diff --git a/pages/common/virt-install.md b/pages/common/virt-install.md
index 963ec9dea7..86b9b40c47 100644
--- a/pages/common/virt-install.md
+++ b/pages/common/virt-install.md
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@
 
 - Create a virtual machine with 1 GiB RAM and 12 GiB storage and start Debian installation:
 
-`virt-install --memory {{1024}} --disk path={{path/to/image.qcow2}},size={{12}} --cdrom {{path/to/debian.iso}}`
+`virt-install --name {{vm_name}} --memory {{1024}} --disk path={{path/to/image.qcow2}},size={{12}} --cdrom {{path/to/debian.iso}}`