diff --git a/examples/guestbook/README.md b/examples/guestbook/README.md
index 4761037ed28..c84a05bd11a 100644
--- a/examples/guestbook/README.md
+++ b/examples/guestbook/README.md
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ Use the file `examples/guestbook/redis-slave-controller.json`
 }
 ```
 
-to create the service by running:
+to create the replication controller by running:
 
 ```shell
 $ cluster/kubecfg.sh -c examples/guestbook/redis-slave-controller.json create replicationControllers