diff --git a/doc/stages/readers.faux.rst b/doc/stages/readers.faux.rst
index 93d9649b6a..08280f42bb 100644
--- a/doc/stages/readers.faux.rst
+++ b/doc/stages/readers.faux.rst
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ Example
         {
           "type":"readers.faux",
           "bounds":"([0,1000000],[0,1000000],[0,100])",
-          "num_points":"10000",
+          "count":"10000",
           "mode":"random"
         },
         {