diff --git a/windows/security/identity-protection/windows-firewall/windows-firewall-with-advanced-security-administration-with-windows-powershell.md b/windows/security/identity-protection/windows-firewall/windows-firewall-with-advanced-security-administration-with-windows-powershell.md
index 8880188072..aa3448684e 100644
--- a/windows/security/identity-protection/windows-firewall/windows-firewall-with-advanced-security-administration-with-windows-powershell.md
+++ b/windows/security/identity-protection/windows-firewall/windows-firewall-with-advanced-security-administration-with-windows-powershell.md
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ Windows PowerShell
 
 ``` syntax
 New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName “Allow Inbound Telnet” -Direction Inbound -Program %SystemRoot%\System32\tlntsvr.exe -RemoteAddress LocalSubnet -Action Allow –Group “Telnet Management”
-New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName “Block Outbound Telnet” -Direction Inbound -Program %SystemRoot%\System32\tlntsvr.exe -RemoteAddress LocalSubnet -Action Allow –Group “Telnet Management”
+New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName “Block Outbound Telnet” -Direction Outbound -Program %SystemRoot%\System32\tlntsvr.exe -RemoteAddress LocalSubnet -Action Allow –Group “Telnet Management”
 ```
 
 If the group is not specified at rule creation time, the rule can be added to the rule group using dot notation in Windows PowerShell. You cannot specify the group using `Set-NetFirewallRule` since the command allows querying by rule group.