diff --git a/doc/source/configuration/config-guide.rst b/doc/source/configuration/config-guide.rst
index bc287e01c..8d27a1b5a 100644
--- a/doc/source/configuration/config-guide.rst
+++ b/doc/source/configuration/config-guide.rst
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ directory.
 
     CREATE DATABASE mistral;
     USE mistral
-    GRANT ALL ON mistral.* TO 'root':<password>@<database-host>;
+    GRANT ALL ON mistral.* TO 'root'@<database-host> IDENTIFIED BY <password>;
 
    Configure connection in Mistral config::