diff --git a/docs/commands/functions.md b/docs/commands/functions.md
index d6367befb21..8e602d2e575 100644
--- a/docs/commands/functions.md
+++ b/docs/commands/functions.md
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ $ netlify functions:invoke myfunction
 $ netlify functions:invoke --name myfunction
 $ netlify functions:invoke --name myfunction --identity
 $ netlify functions:invoke --name myfunction --no-identity
-$ netlify functions:invoke myfunction --payload "{"foo": 1}"
+$ netlify functions:invoke myfunction --payload '{"foo": 1}'
 $ netlify functions:invoke myfunction --querystring "foo=1
 $ netlify functions:invoke myfunction --payload "./pathTo.json"
 ```
diff --git a/src/commands/functions/invoke.js b/src/commands/functions/invoke.js
index 77b49f44b30..e88efa2dff0 100644
--- a/src/commands/functions/invoke.js
+++ b/src/commands/functions/invoke.js
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ FunctionsInvokeCommand.examples = [
   '$ netlify functions:invoke --name myfunction',
   '$ netlify functions:invoke --name myfunction --identity',
   '$ netlify functions:invoke --name myfunction --no-identity',
-  '$ netlify functions:invoke myfunction --payload "{"foo": 1}"',
+  `$ netlify functions:invoke myfunction --payload '{"foo": 1}'`,
   '$ netlify functions:invoke myfunction --querystring "foo=1',
   '$ netlify functions:invoke myfunction --payload "./pathTo.json"',
 ]