diff --git a/developer_manual/app/startapp.rst b/developer_manual/app/startapp.rst
index 612f26d11..a7995b0f1 100644
--- a/developer_manual/app/startapp.rst
+++ b/developer_manual/app/startapp.rst
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ After :doc:`you've set up the development environment and installed the dev tool
 
 Then run::
 
-    ocdev startapp MyApp --mail mail@example.com --author "Your Name" --description "My first app" --owncloud 8
+    ocdev startapp MyApp --email mail@example.com --author "Your Name" --description "My first app" --owncloud 8
 
 This will create all the needed files in the current directory. For more information on how to customize the generated app, see the `Project's GitHub page <https://github.com/owncloud/ocdev>`_ or run::