diff --git a/doc/stages/readers.gdal.rst b/doc/stages/readers.gdal.rst
index bf49ae312c..34f9f8ffe3 100755
--- a/doc/stages/readers.gdal.rst
+++ b/doc/stages/readers.gdal.rst
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ RGB values of an `ASPRS LAS`_ file using :ref:`writers.las`.
           "header": "Red, Green, Blue"
       },
       {
-          "type":"writers.text",
-          "filename":"outputfile.txt"
+          "type":"writers.las",
+          "filename":"outputfile.las"
       }
   ]