diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/commands/telnet.py b/lib/ansible/modules/commands/telnet.py
index e356688c749..65842233faa 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/commands/telnet.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/commands/telnet.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ description:
      - Executes a low-down and dirty telnet command, not going through the module subsystem.
      - This is mostly to be used for enabling ssh on devices that only have telnet enabled by default.
 options:
-  commands:
+  command:
     description:
       - List of commands to be executed in the telnet session.
     required: True
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
     login_prompt: "Username: "
     prompts:
       - "[>|#]"
-    commands:
+    command:
       - terminal length 0
       - configure terminal
       - hostname ios01
@@ -79,8 +79,9 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
     login_prompt: "Username: "
     prompts:
       - "[>|#]"
-    commands:
+    command:
       - terminal length 0
+      - show version
 '''
 
 RETURN = '''