diff --git a/docs/docsite/rst/dev_guide/testing_units_modules.rst b/docs/docsite/rst/dev_guide/testing_units_modules.rst
index fe715d8ad5f..5b24d492206 100644
--- a/docs/docsite/rst/dev_guide/testing_units_modules.rst
+++ b/docs/docsite/rst/dev_guide/testing_units_modules.rst
@@ -199,9 +199,9 @@ above, either by throwing an exception or ensuring that they haven't been called
     module = MagicMock()
     module.exit_json.side_effect = AnsibleExitJson(Exception)
     with self.assertRaises(AnsibleExitJson) as result:
-        return = my_module.test_this_function(module, argument)
+        results = my_module.test_this_function(module, argument)
     module.fail_json.assert_not_called()
-    assert return["changed"] == True
+    assert results["changed"] == True
 
 API definition with unit test cases
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