diff --git a/tests/rules/test_man.py b/tests/rules/test_man.py
index 883d736..7be5468 100644
--- a/tests/rules/test_man.py
+++ b/tests/rules/test_man.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ def test_not_match(command):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('command, new_command', [
-    (Command('man read'), 'man 3 read'),
+    (Command('man read'), ['man 3 read', 'man 2 read']),
     (Command('man 2 read'), 'man 3 read'),
     (Command('man 3 read'), 'man 2 read'),
     (Command('man -s2 read'), 'man -s3 read'),
diff --git a/thefuck/rules/man.py b/thefuck/rules/man.py
index 0b15c5f..869350c 100644
--- a/thefuck/rules/man.py
+++ b/thefuck/rules/man.py
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ def get_new_command(command, settings):
     if '2' in command.script:
         return command.script.replace("2", "3")
 
-    split_cmd = command.script.split()
-    split_cmd.insert(1, ' 3 ')
-    return "".join(split_cmd)
+    split_cmd2 = command.script.split()
+    split_cmd3 = split_cmd2[:]
+
+    split_cmd2.insert(1, ' 2 ')
+    split_cmd3.insert(1, ' 3 ')
+
+    return ["".join(split_cmd3), "".join(split_cmd2)]