diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/libraries/form_validation.rst b/user_guide_src/source/libraries/form_validation.rst
index 1b3fa61..36ad85d 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/libraries/form_validation.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/libraries/form_validation.rst
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@
    You can add your error delimiters in application/config/form_validation.php as follows::
    
       $config['error_prefix'] = '<p class="error_prefix">';
-      $config['error_suffix'] = '<p class="error_suffix">';
+      $config['error_suffix'] = '</p>';
 
 
 Showing Errors Individually