diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fc04280..7a60252 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ dokku postgres:export lollipop > data.dump
 Note that the export will result in a file containing the binary postgres export data. It can be converted to plain text using `pg_restore` as follows
 
 ```shell
-pg_restore data.dump -f plain.sql.
+pg_restore data.dump -f plain.sql
 ```
 
 ### Backups
diff --git a/docs/export.md b/docs/export.md
index 6e2eb52..940558f 100644
--- a/docs/export.md
+++ b/docs/export.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Note that the export will result in a file containing the binary postgres export data. It can be converted to plain text using `pg_restore` as follows
 
 ```shell
-pg_restore data.dump -f plain.sql.
+pg_restore data.dump -f plain.sql
 ```