diff --git a/docsite/rst/playbooks_environment.rst b/docsite/rst/playbooks_environment.rst
index 971765ab303..11334fdb2f0 100644
--- a/docsite/rst/playbooks_environment.rst
+++ b/docsite/rst/playbooks_environment.rst
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ The environment can also be stored in a variable, and accessed like so::
     - hosts: all
       remote_user: root
 
-      # here we make a variable named "env" that is a dictionary
+      # here we make a variable named "proxy_env" that is a dictionary
       vars:
         proxy_env:
           http_proxy: http://proxy.example.com:8080