diff --git a/docs/concepts/workloads/pods/init-containers.md b/docs/concepts/workloads/pods/init-containers.md
index 9d014b8019..b1b7120d46 100644
--- a/docs/concepts/workloads/pods/init-containers.md
+++ b/docs/concepts/workloads/pods/init-containers.md
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ Here are some ideas for how to use Init Containers:
 
 * Wait for a service to be created with a shell command like:
 
-      for i in {1..100}; do sleep 1; if dig myservice; then exit 0; fi; exit 1
+      for i in {1..100}; do sleep 1; if dig myservice; then exit 0; fi; done; exit 1
 
 * Register this Pod with a remote server from the downward API with a command like: