diff --git a/solr/solr-ref-guide/src/rule-based-authorization-plugin.adoc b/solr/solr-ref-guide/src/rule-based-authorization-plugin.adoc
index cc85567edae..3e1cb287410 100644
--- a/solr/solr-ref-guide/src/rule-based-authorization-plugin.adoc
+++ b/solr/solr-ref-guide/src/rule-based-authorization-plugin.adoc
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ curl --user solr:SolrRocks -H 'Content-type:application/json' -d '{
   "set-permission": {"collection": null,
                      "path":"/admin/collections",
                      "params":{"action":[LIST, CREATE]},
-                     "before: 3,
+                     "before": 3,
                      "role": "admin"}
 }' http://localhost:8983/solr/admin/authorization
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