diff --git a/pages/installation/os/debian.rst b/pages/installation/os/debian.rst
index ef4f0eff7..9f146a5bb 100644
--- a/pages/installation/os/debian.rst
+++ b/pages/installation/os/debian.rst
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ After you have modified the configuration, you can start Elasticsearch and verif
     $ sudo systemctl daemon-reload
     $ sudo systemctl enable elasticsearch.service
     $ sudo systemctl restart elasticsearch.service
-    $ sudo systemctl restart elasticsearch.service
+    $ sudo systemctl --type=service --state=active | grep elasticsearch
 
 
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