diff --git a/docs/source/development/gitwash/development_workflow.txt b/docs/source/development/gitwash/development_workflow.txt
index 2804f09..b66c710 100644
--- a/docs/source/development/gitwash/development_workflow.txt
+++ b/docs/source/development/gitwash/development_workflow.txt
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ Overview
    # pull changes from github
    git fetch upstream
    # merge from upstream
-   git merge upstream master
+   git merge upstream/master
 
 In detail
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