diff --git a/docs/07-bootstrapping-etcd.md b/docs/07-bootstrapping-etcd.md
index 061b36a..096e0fd 100644
--- a/docs/07-bootstrapping-etcd.md
+++ b/docs/07-bootstrapping-etcd.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Download the official etcd release binaries from the [coreos/etcd](https://githu
 
 ```
 curl \
-  -O "https://github.com/coreos/etcd/releases/download/v3.2.6/etcd-v3.2.6-linux-amd64.tar.gz"
+  -L -O "https://github.com/coreos/etcd/releases/download/v3.2.6/etcd-v3.2.6-linux-amd64.tar.gz"
 ```
 
 Extract and install the `etcd` server and the `etcdctl` command line utility: