diff --git a/doc/server_configurations.md b/doc/server_configurations.md
index d78718be4e..13f69d7c2e 100644
--- a/doc/server_configurations.md
+++ b/doc/server_configurations.md
@@ -9413,7 +9413,7 @@ require'lspconfig'.r_language_server.setup{}
 **Default values:**
   - `cmd` : 
   ```lua
-  { "R", "--slave", "-e", "languageserver::run()" }
+  { "R", "--no-echo", "-e", "languageserver::run()" }
   ```
   - `filetypes` : 
   ```lua
diff --git a/lua/lspconfig/server_configurations/r_language_server.lua b/lua/lspconfig/server_configurations/r_language_server.lua
index bdbab84243..bd31539072 100644
--- a/lua/lspconfig/server_configurations/r_language_server.lua
+++ b/lua/lspconfig/server_configurations/r_language_server.lua
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ local util = require 'lspconfig.util'
 
 return {
   default_config = {
-    cmd = { 'R', '--slave', '-e', 'languageserver::run()' },
+    cmd = { 'R', '--no-echo', '-e', 'languageserver::run()' },
     filetypes = { 'r', 'rmd' },
     root_dir = function(fname)
       return util.find_git_ancestor(fname) or vim.loop.os_homedir()