diff --git a/docs/source/contributing_examples/example.py b/docs/source/contributing_examples/example.py
index 398a15516..e38ae7a96 100644
--- a/docs/source/contributing_examples/example.py
+++ b/docs/source/contributing_examples/example.py
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ def __init__(self, data_home=None, version="default"):
     # -- you do not have to include this function if there is no metadata 
     @core.cached_property
     def _metadata(self):
-        metadata_path = os.path.join(self.data_home, 'example_metadta.csv')
+        metadata_path = os.path.join(self.data_home, 'example_metadata.csv')
 
         # load metadata however makes sense for your dataset
         metadata_path = os.path.join(data_home, 'example_metadata.json')