diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index d9195d38ad..7f8547316f 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ This project uses asdf, and there is a .tool-versions file at the project root.
 
 ```sh
 docker compose up -d minio
-docker compose exec -it bash
+docker compose exec -it minio bash
 
 # Inside the container
 mc alias set local http://localhost:9000 "$MINIO_ROOT_USER" "$MINIO_ROOT_PASSWORD"