diff --git a/docs/rest-api/authentication.md b/docs/rest-api/authentication.md
index 1571f15faf8..11b8cd6bfe8 100644
--- a/docs/rest-api/authentication.md
+++ b/docs/rest-api/authentication.md
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ $ curl -X POST \
 https://netbox/api/users/tokens/provision/ \
 --data '{
     "username": "hankhill",
-    "password: "I<3C3H8",
+    "password": "I<3C3H8",
 }'
 ```