diff --git a/netmiko/dell/dell_force10_ssh.py b/netmiko/dell/dell_force10_ssh.py
index 715e7d80e3c372afa8258dbd0e17f45f435407af..245ac273f62bfe6ae6bdf02d0de41cc609ac1043 100644
--- a/netmiko/dell/dell_force10_ssh.py
+++ b/netmiko/dell/dell_force10_ssh.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class DellForce10SSH(CiscoSSHConnection):
 
     def save_config(
         self,
-        cmd: str = "copy running-configuration startup-configuration",
+        cmd: str = "write memory",
         confirm: bool = False,
         confirm_response: str = "",
     ) -> str: