diff --git a/spring-webflow-reference/src/flow-managed-persistence.xml b/spring-webflow-reference/src/flow-managed-persistence.xml
index 896af181..b650a82c 100644
--- a/spring-webflow-reference/src/flow-managed-persistence.xml
+++ b/spring-webflow-reference/src/flow-managed-persistence.xml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
       xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.springframework.org/schema/webflow
                           http://www.springframework.org/schema/webflow/spring-webflow-2.0.xsd">
 
-    <persistence-context>
+    <persistence-context />
     
 </flow>
 ]]></programlisting>