diff --git a/cli/flags.rs b/cli/flags.rs
index e1ae09ebbb..fa632513ad 100644
--- a/cli/flags.rs
+++ b/cli/flags.rs
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ would be made unless --reload is specified.
   # Downloads all dependencies
   deno fetch https://deno.land/std/http/file_server.ts
   # Once cached, static imports no longer send network requests
-  deno https://deno.land/std/http/file_server.ts
+  deno run -A https://deno.land/std/http/file_server.ts
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         ).arg(Arg::with_name("file").takes_value(true).required(true)),
     ).subcommand(