diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/conversions/fill.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/conversions/fill.rs
index 4ab284931f..d125ee29b2 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/conversions/fill.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/conversions/fill.rs
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ impl Command for Fill {
             },
             Example {
                 description:
-                    "Fill a filesize on the left side to a width of 5 with the character '0'",
+                    "Fill a filesize on both sides to a width of 10 with the character '0'",
                 example: "1kib | fill --alignment middle --character '0' --width 10",
                 result: Some(Value::string("0001024000", Span::test_data())),
             },