diff --git a/examples/springboot/README.md b/examples/springboot/README.md
index f5beccc8e..891606cf5 100644
--- a/examples/springboot/README.md
+++ b/examples/springboot/README.md
@@ -318,5 +318,5 @@ create the production environment.
 
 <!-- @finalBuild @testAgainstLatestRelease -->
 ```
-kustomize build $DEMO_HOME | kubectl apply -f -
+kustomize build $DEMO_HOME # | kubectl apply -f -
 ```