diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/libraries/form_validation.rst b/user_guide_src/source/libraries/form_validation.rst
index 36ad85d..b70fc44 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/libraries/form_validation.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/libraries/form_validation.rst
@@ -546,8 +546,8 @@
 #. **Set delimiters in a config file**
    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>';
+      $config['error_prefix'] = '<div class="error_prefix">';
+      $config['error_suffix'] = '</div>';
 
 
 Showing Errors Individually