diff --git a/api/client.go b/api/client.go
index e18027b68..c9cea7ca6 100644
--- a/api/client.go
+++ b/api/client.go
@@ -588,7 +588,6 @@ func (c *Client) CloneConfig() *Config {
 	newConfig.CheckRetry = c.config.CheckRetry
 	newConfig.Logger = c.config.Logger
 	newConfig.Limiter = c.config.Limiter
-	newConfig.OutputCurlString = c.config.OutputCurlString
 	newConfig.SRVLookup = c.config.SRVLookup
 	newConfig.CloneHeaders = c.config.CloneHeaders
 	newConfig.CloneToken = c.config.CloneToken
@@ -1002,22 +1001,21 @@ func (c *Client) clone(cloneHeaders bool) (*Client, error) {
 	defer config.modifyLock.RUnlock()
 
 	newConfig := &Config{
-		Address:          config.Address,
-		HttpClient:       config.HttpClient,
-		MinRetryWait:     config.MinRetryWait,
-		MaxRetryWait:     config.MaxRetryWait,
-		MaxRetries:       config.MaxRetries,
-		Timeout:          config.Timeout,
-		Backoff:          config.Backoff,
-		CheckRetry:       config.CheckRetry,
-		Logger:           config.Logger,
-		Limiter:          config.Limiter,
-		OutputCurlString: config.OutputCurlString,
-		AgentAddress:     config.AgentAddress,
-		SRVLookup:        config.SRVLookup,
-		CloneHeaders:     config.CloneHeaders,
-		CloneToken:       config.CloneToken,
-		ReadYourWrites:   config.ReadYourWrites,
+		Address:        config.Address,
+		HttpClient:     config.HttpClient,
+		MinRetryWait:   config.MinRetryWait,
+		MaxRetryWait:   config.MaxRetryWait,
+		MaxRetries:     config.MaxRetries,
+		Timeout:        config.Timeout,
+		Backoff:        config.Backoff,
+		CheckRetry:     config.CheckRetry,
+		Logger:         config.Logger,
+		Limiter:        config.Limiter,
+		AgentAddress:   config.AgentAddress,
+		SRVLookup:      config.SRVLookup,
+		CloneHeaders:   config.CloneHeaders,
+		CloneToken:     config.CloneToken,
+		ReadYourWrites: config.ReadYourWrites,
 	}
 	client, err := NewClient(newConfig)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/api/client_test.go b/api/client_test.go
index a5ab991f4..73a306453 100644
--- a/api/client_test.go
+++ b/api/client_test.go
@@ -526,8 +526,8 @@ func TestClone(t *testing.T) {
 			if parent.MaxRetries() != clone.MaxRetries() {
 				t.Fatalf("maxRetries don't match: %v vs %v", parent.MaxRetries(), clone.MaxRetries())
 			}
-			if parent.OutputCurlString() != clone.OutputCurlString() {
-				t.Fatalf("outputCurlString doesn't match: %v vs %v", parent.OutputCurlString(), clone.OutputCurlString())
+			if parent.OutputCurlString() == clone.OutputCurlString() {
+				t.Fatalf("outputCurlString was copied over when it shouldn't have been: %v and %v", parent.OutputCurlString(), clone.OutputCurlString())
 			}
 			if parent.SRVLookup() != clone.SRVLookup() {
 				t.Fatalf("SRVLookup doesn't match: %v vs %v", parent.SRVLookup(), clone.SRVLookup())
diff --git a/changelog/14968.txt b/changelog/14968.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a9a5e76fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/14968.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:bug
+api: Fixes bug where OutputCurlString field was unintentionally being copied over during client cloning
+```
diff --git a/website/content/docs/commands/index.mdx b/website/content/docs/commands/index.mdx
index fcfde8476..22d76a8c1 100644
--- a/website/content/docs/commands/index.mdx
+++ b/website/content/docs/commands/index.mdx
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ To get help for a subcommand, run:
 $ vault <subcommand> -h
 ```
 
+To see the equivalent API call required to perform the same operation, use the `-output-curl-string` flag after the subcommand.
+```shell-session
+vault auth enable -output-curl-string approle
+```
+
 ## CLI Command Structure
 
 There are a number of command and subcommand options available: HTTP options,