diff --git a/source/reference/method/db.createCollection.txt b/source/reference/method/db.createCollection.txt
index 89972956a0a..33a9a71a175 100644
--- a/source/reference/method/db.createCollection.txt
+++ b/source/reference/method/db.createCollection.txt
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ options when you create a collection with
 .. code-block:: javascript
 
    db.createCollection( "users", { storageEngine: {
-                                      wiredTiger: { configString: "<option>=<setting>" }})
+                                      wiredTiger: { configString: "<option>=<setting>" }}})
 
 
 This operation creates a new collection named ``users`` with a