diff --git a/pages/common/podman-compose.md b/pages/common/podman-compose.md
index 99cd6936ad..f41725ccd0 100644
--- a/pages/common/podman-compose.md
+++ b/pages/common/podman-compose.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 - Start all containers using an alternate compose file:
 
-`podman-compose {{path/to/file}} up`
+`podman-compose {{-f|--file}} {{path/to/file.yaml}} up`
 
 - Stop all running containers: