diff --git a/contributing.rst b/contributing.rst
index 745db23778..8e669c6143 100644
--- a/contributing.rst
+++ b/contributing.rst
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ An example for a test:
 
   discard """
     errormsg: "type mismatch: got (PTest)"
+  """
 
   type
     PTest = ref object