diff --git a/docs/reference/query-dsl/percolate-query.asciidoc b/docs/reference/query-dsl/percolate-query.asciidoc
index 2ccc84cabb9..754c404ddda 100644
--- a/docs/reference/query-dsl/percolate-query.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/query-dsl/percolate-query.asciidoc
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ PUT /my-index
         "doctype": {
             "properties": {
                 "message": {
-                    "type": "keyword"
+                    "type": "text"
                 }
             }
         },