diff --git a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/init.rs b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/init.rs
index e4950d1982..195e338eca 100644
--- a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/init.rs
+++ b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/commands/init.rs
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ pub struct Cmd {
 
     /// optional flag to specify soroban example contracts to include
     #[arg(short, long, num_args = 1..=20, default_value = "none")]
-    pub with_contract: Vec<ExampleContract>,
+    pub with_example: Vec<ExampleContract>,
 }
 
 #[derive(thiserror::Error, Debug)]