diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/env/with_env.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/env/with_env.rs
index 658a3ad9cc..80569ec2ee 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/env/with_env.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/env/with_env.rs
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ impl Command for WithEnv {
                 result: Some(Value::test_string("Z")),
             },
             Example {
-                description: "Set by row(e.g. `open x.json` or `from json`)",
-                example: r#"'{"X":"Y","W":"Z"}'|from json|with-env $in { [$env.X $env.W] }"#,
+                description: "Set by key-value record",
+                example: r#"with-env {X: "Y", W: "Z"} { [$env.X $env.W] }"#,
                 result: None,
             },
         ]