diff --git a/docs/operator-manual/argocd-rbac-cm.yaml b/docs/operator-manual/argocd-rbac-cm.yaml
index 477f2690f8..6100f4dde5 100644
--- a/docs/operator-manual/argocd-rbac-cm.yaml
+++ b/docs/operator-manual/argocd-rbac-cm.yaml
@@ -22,6 +22,6 @@ data:
   policy.default: role:readonly
 
   # scopes controls which OIDC scopes to examine during rbac enforcement (in addition to `sub` scope).
-  # If omitted, defaults to: `[groups]`. The scope value can be a string, or a list of strings.
-  scopes: [cognito:groups, email]
+  # If omitted, defaults to: '[groups]'. The scope value can be a string, or a list of strings.
+  scopes: '[cognito:groups, email]'