diff --git a/docs/src/main/asciidoc/spring-cloud-config.adoc b/docs/src/main/asciidoc/spring-cloud-config.adoc
index a0fc0851..274fc7cf 100644
--- a/docs/src/main/asciidoc/spring-cloud-config.adoc
+++ b/docs/src/main/asciidoc/spring-cloud-config.adoc
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ instance:
 spring:
   datasource:
     username: dbuser
-    password: {cipher}FKSAJDFGYOS8F7GLHAKERGFHLSAJ
+    password: '{cipher}FKSAJDFGYOS8F7GLHAKERGFHLSAJ'
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