diff --git a/awscli/examples/elasticache/add-tags-to-resource.rst b/awscli/examples/elasticache/add-tags-to-resource.rst
index 1dae7bbba221..a4cca4d3edf8 100755
--- a/awscli/examples/elasticache/add-tags-to-resource.rst
+++ b/awscli/examples/elasticache/add-tags-to-resource.rst
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ The following ``add-tags-to-resource`` example adds up to 10 tags, key-value pai
 
     aws elasticache add-tags-to-resource \
         --resource-name "arn:aws:elasticache:us-east-1:1234567890:cluster:my-mem-cluster" \
-        --tags '{"20150202":15, "ElastiCache":"Service"}'
+        --tags Key="APIVersion",Value="20150202" Key="Service",Value="ElastiCache"
 
 
 Output::
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@ Output::
         ]
     }
 
-For more information, see `Monitoring Costs with Cost Allocation Tags <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonElastiCache/latest/red-ug/Tagging.html>`__ in the *Elasticache User Guide*.
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+For more information, see `Monitoring Costs with Cost Allocation Tags <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonElastiCache/latest/red-ug/Tagging.html>`__ in the *Elasticache User Guide*.