diff --git a/docs/webfaction/index.rst b/docs/webfaction/index.rst
index 84ca69acae21add1fd21f29b68d526b966539762..9eae2de9b152664de304756772b62e91c7af3023 100644
--- a/docs/webfaction/index.rst
+++ b/docs/webfaction/index.rst
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ See :ref:`webfaction-usta-django-project` for how to access the server.
 
 #. Allow scripts to use local Perl libraries::
 
-      $ echo "export PERL5LIB=$PERL5LIB:$HOME/perl5/lib/perl5" >> ~/.bashrc
+      $ echo "export PERL5LIB=\$PERL5LIB:\$HOME/perl5/lib/perl5" >> ~/.bashrc
 
 #. Go to the home directory and download the latest sslmate binary::