diff --git a/website/source/docs/commands/validate.html.md.erb b/website/source/docs/commands/validate.html.md.erb
index ebf551979..cfbb1ebe3 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/commands/validate.html.md.erb
+++ b/website/source/docs/commands/validate.html.md.erb
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Any environment variables in the name are ignored, because some environment vari
 be resolved at run time. Invalid characters outside of environment variable names will not pass
 validation. 
 For example, if the service name is set to `my_service${NOMAD_NODE_NAME}` it will fail
-validation. However, if a service name is set to `myservice{NOMAD_NODE_NAME}` and the node name
+validation. However, if a service name is set to `myservice${NOMAD_NODE_NAME}` and the node name
 contains an invalid character, it will only be caught at run time and nomad validate will succeed.
 
 ## Examples