diff --git a/doc/update/index.md b/doc/update/index.md
index 22e3ac7f35198951b9ba4d5a620a8373eb198ffd..a5aa563a17a08ccf9de6f43ef900c80171a51474 100644
--- a/doc/update/index.md
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@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ sudo gitlab-rails runner -e production 'puts Gitlab::Database::BackgroundMigrati
 ```shell
 cd /home/git/gitlab
 sudo -u git -H bundle exec rails runner -e production 'puts Gitlab::BackgroundMigration.remaining'
-sudo -u git -H bundle exec rails runner -e production 'puts Gitlab::Database::BackgroundMigrationJob.pending'
+sudo -u git -H bundle exec rails runner -e production 'puts Gitlab::Database::BackgroundMigrationJob.pending.count'
 ```
 
 ### Batched background migrations