diff --git a/docs/ref/request-response.txt b/docs/ref/request-response.txt
index 96f5300f8b..bc6f796a10 100644
--- a/docs/ref/request-response.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/request-response.txt
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ a subclass of dictionary. Exceptions are outlined here:
         >>> q.getlist('a')
         ['1', '2']
         >>> q['a'] # returns the last
-        ['2']
+        '2'
 
 .. method:: QueryDict.items()