diff --git a/doc/example.conf b/doc/example.conf
index dd0a5c24d..815a2106b 100644
--- a/doc/example.conf
+++ b/doc/example.conf
@@ -184,10 +184,10 @@ allow           channel {
 	H		get_host
 */
 
-oper            bobsmith {
+oper bobsmith {
 	class           clients;
-	                from {
-		userhost        bob @ smithco.com;
+	from {
+		userhost bob@smithco.com;
 	};
 	password "f00";
 	flags
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ ban realname {
 
 except ban {
 	/* don't ban stskeeps */
-	mask           *stskeeps @ 212. *;
+	mask           *stskeeps@212. *;
 };
 
 /*