diff --git a/reference/configuration/doctrine.rst b/reference/configuration/doctrine.rst
index 4812d318db8..b660f78bc54 100644
--- a/reference/configuration/doctrine.rst
+++ b/reference/configuration/doctrine.rst
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ The following block shows all possible configuration keys:
     version).
     
     If you are running a MariaDB database, you should prefix the ``server_version`` 
-    with ``mariadb-`` (ex: ``server_version: mariadb-10.2.12``).
+    with ``mariadb-`` (e.g. ``server_version: mariadb-10.2.12``).
     
     Always wrap the server version number with quotes to parse it as a string
     instead of a float number. Otherwise, the floating-point representation