diff --git a/docs/tutorial/quickstart.md b/docs/tutorial/quickstart.md
index c2dc4bea9..1c398c1ff 100644
--- a/docs/tutorial/quickstart.md
+++ b/docs/tutorial/quickstart.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Create a new Django project named `tutorial`, then start a new app called `quick
     pip install djangorestframework
 
     # Set up a new project with a single application
-    django-admin.py startproject tutorial .
+    django-admin.py startproject tutorial
     cd tutorial
     django-admin.py startapp quickstart
 	cd ..