diff --git a/docs/deploy/baremetal.md b/docs/deploy/baremetal.md
index 780675763..337fadfeb 100644
--- a/docs/deploy/baremetal.md
+++ b/docs/deploy/baremetal.md
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ by a DHCP server.
     environments this value is <None\>)
 
     ```console
-    $ kubectl describe node
+    $ kubectl get node
     NAME     STATUS   ROLES    EXTERNAL-IP
     host-1   Ready    master   203.0.113.1
     host-2   Ready    node     203.0.113.2
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ requests.
     bare-metal environments this value is <None\>)
 
     ```console
-    $ kubectl describe node
+    $ kubectl get node
     NAME     STATUS   ROLES    EXTERNAL-IP
     host-1   Ready    master   203.0.113.1
     host-2   Ready    node     203.0.113.2
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ field of the `ingress-nginx` Service spec to `Local` ([example][preserve-ip]).
     this value is <None\>)
 
     ```console
-    $ kubectl describe node
+    $ kubectl get node
     NAME     STATUS   ROLES    EXTERNAL-IP
     host-1   Ready    master   203.0.113.1
     host-2   Ready    node     203.0.113.2
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ Service.
     environments this value is <None\>)
 
     ```console
-    $ kubectl describe node
+    $ kubectl get node
     NAME     STATUS   ROLES    EXTERNAL-IP
     host-1   Ready    master   203.0.113.1
     host-2   Ready    node     203.0.113.2
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ Service. These IP addresses **must belong to the target node**.
     environments this value is <None\>)
 
     ```console
-    $ kubectl describe node
+    $ kubectl get node
     NAME     STATUS   ROLES    EXTERNAL-IP
     host-1   Ready    master   203.0.113.1
     host-2   Ready    node     203.0.113.2