diff --git a/Doc/howto/logging.rst b/Doc/howto/logging.rst
index 6f47bae..47b5c68 100644
--- a/Doc/howto/logging.rst
+++ b/Doc/howto/logging.rst
@@ -750,9 +750,9 @@
         level: DEBUG
         handlers: [console]
         propagate: no
-      root:
-        level: DEBUG
-        handlers: [console]
+    root:
+      level: DEBUG
+      handlers: [console]
 
 For more information about logging using a dictionary, see
 :ref:`logging-config-api`.