diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/system/puppet.py b/lib/ansible/modules/system/puppet.py
index 1355664b869..a789737b4d2 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/system/puppet.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/system/puppet.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ author:
 
 EXAMPLES = '''
 - name: Run puppet agent and fail if anything goes wrong
-  puppet
+  puppet:
 
 - name: Run puppet and timeout in 5 minutes
   puppet: