diff --git a/docs/db-api.txt b/docs/db-api.txt
index 39f4b1e16f..975a166b6b 100644
--- a/docs/db-api.txt
+++ b/docs/db-api.txt
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ a weblog application::
 
     class Author(models.Model):
         name = models.CharField(maxlength=50)
-        email = models.URLField()
+        email = models.EmailField()
 
         def __unicode__(self):
             return self.name