diff --git a/content/get-started/quickstart/fork-a-repo.md b/content/get-started/quickstart/fork-a-repo.md
index bce507d4c970..3d2338ac853f 100644
--- a/content/get-started/quickstart/fork-a-repo.md
+++ b/content/get-started/quickstart/fork-a-repo.md
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ When you fork a project in order to propose changes to the original repository,
   > origin  https://{% data variables.command_line.codeblock %}/<em>YOUR_USERNAME</em>/<em>YOUR_FORK</em>.git (push)
   ```
 
-6. Type `git remote add upstream`, and then paste the URL you copied in Step 2 and press **Enter**. It will look like this:
+6. Type `git remote add upstream`, and then paste the URL you copied in Step 3 and press **Enter**. It will look like this:
   ```shell
   $ git remote add upstream https://{% data variables.command_line.codeblock %}/octocat/Spoon-Knife.git
   ```