diff --git a/docs/usage/example.rst b/docs/usage/example.rst
index b591d792..73cf9413 100644
--- a/docs/usage/example.rst
+++ b/docs/usage/example.rst
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ This is a quick guide for creating and running a simple pipeline to analysis an
     - If you are trying to connect to a local MySQL server from our docker container set your host according to this link_.
     - You can name your database any way you want, for example ``rapids_example``
     
-    .. code-block::
+    .. code-block:: bash
 
         [MY_GROUP]
         user=rapids