diff --git a/docs/bgp.md b/docs/bgp.md
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--- a/docs/bgp.md
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@@ -120,8 +120,8 @@ kube-router requires that they are encoded as base64.
 
 On a Linux or MacOS system you can encode your passwords on the command line:
 ```
-$ echo "SecurePassword" | base64
-U2VjdXJlUGFzc3dvcmQK
+$ printf "SecurePassword" | base64
+U2VjdXJlUGFzc3dvcmQ=
 ```
 
 #### Password Configuration Examples