diff --git a/CODING_GUIDELINES.md b/CODING_GUIDELINES.md
index 3ff0044184..d6cf56813f 100644
--- a/CODING_GUIDELINES.md
+++ b/CODING_GUIDELINES.md
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ Similarly, exception checking should be fine grained:
     # but this
     try:
        foo()
-    except SomeTypedException
+    except SomeTypedException:
        bar()
 
 List Comprehensions