diff --git a/aspnetcore/security/data-protection/implementation/key-storage-providers.md b/aspnetcore/security/data-protection/implementation/key-storage-providers.md
index bfd1699f10..06b846f0bd 100644
--- a/aspnetcore/security/data-protection/implementation/key-storage-providers.md
+++ b/aspnetcore/security/data-protection/implementation/key-storage-providers.md
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ Sometimes the app might not have write access to the file system. Consider a sce
 public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
 {
     services.AddDataProtection()
-        .PersistKeysToRegistry(Registry.CurrentUser.OpenSubKey(@"SOFTWARE\Sample\keys"));
+        .PersistKeysToRegistry(Registry.CurrentUser.OpenSubKey(@"SOFTWARE\Sample\keys", true));
 }
 ```