diff --git a/app/vmagent/README.md b/app/vmagent/README.md
index 151cb22074..c88b6ef156 100644
--- a/app/vmagent/README.md
+++ b/app/vmagent/README.md
@@ -236,9 +236,9 @@ either via `vmagent` itself or via Prometheus, so the exported metrics could be
 
   The following relabeling rule may be added to `relabel_configs` section in order to filter out init container pods:
   ```yml
-  - action: keep
+  - action: drop
     source_labels: [__meta_kubernetes_pod_container_init]
-    regex: false
+    regex: true
   ```
 
 
diff --git a/docs/vmagent.md b/docs/vmagent.md
index 151cb22074..c88b6ef156 100644
--- a/docs/vmagent.md
+++ b/docs/vmagent.md
@@ -236,9 +236,9 @@ either via `vmagent` itself or via Prometheus, so the exported metrics could be
 
   The following relabeling rule may be added to `relabel_configs` section in order to filter out init container pods:
   ```yml
-  - action: keep
+  - action: drop
     source_labels: [__meta_kubernetes_pod_container_init]
-    regex: false
+    regex: true
   ```