diff --git a/metricbeat/docs/running-on-docker.asciidoc b/metricbeat/docs/running-on-docker.asciidoc
index 8509a5608025..1385ffe2616e 100644
--- a/metricbeat/docs/running-on-docker.asciidoc
+++ b/metricbeat/docs/running-on-docker.asciidoc
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ docker run \
   --volume=/proc:/hostfs/proc:ro \ <1>
   --volume=/sys/fs/cgroup:/hostfs/sys/fs/cgroup:ro \ <2>
   --volume=/:/hostfs:ro \ <3>
-  --net=host <4>
-  {dockerimage} -system.hostfs=/hostfs
+  --net=host \ <4>
+  {dockerimage} -e -system.hostfs=/hostfs
 ----
 
 <1> Metricbeat's <<metricbeat-module-system,system module>> collects much of its data through the Linux proc