diff --git a/cmd/cue/cmd/cmd.go b/cmd/cue/cmd/cmd.go
index fcc1838..8998a3a 100644
--- a/cmd/cue/cmd/cmd.go
+++ b/cmd/cue/cmd/cmd.go
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
 		}
 
 		// starts after echo
-		file.Append & {
+		append: file.Append & {
 			filename: var.file
 			contents: echo.stdout
 		}
diff --git a/cmd/cue/cmd/help.go b/cmd/cue/cmd/help.go
index 91f3ac3..399d545 100644
--- a/cmd/cue/cmd/help.go
+++ b/cmd/cue/cmd/help.go
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@
 		}
 
 		// starts after echo
-		file.Append & {
+		append: file.Append & {
 			filename: var.file
 			contents: echo.stdout
 		}
diff --git a/cmd/cue/cmd/testdata/script/help_cmd.txt b/cmd/cue/cmd/testdata/script/help_cmd.txt
index 9451307..d357539 100644
--- a/cmd/cue/cmd/testdata/script/help_cmd.txt
+++ b/cmd/cue/cmd/testdata/script/help_cmd.txt
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
 		}
 
 		// starts after echo
-		file.Append & {
+		append: file.Append & {
 			filename: var.file
 			contents: echo.stdout
 		}