diff --git a/docs/source/autoscale_tut.rst b/docs/source/autoscale_tut.rst
index 1c3a0a1800..86fc529f13 100644
--- a/docs/source/autoscale_tut.rst
+++ b/docs/source/autoscale_tut.rst
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ To retrieve the instances in your autoscale group:
 >>> conn.get_all_groups(names=['my_group'])[0]
 >>> instance_ids = [i.instance_id for i in group.instances]
 >>> reservations = ec2.get_all_instances(instance_ids)
->>> instances = [i for i in reservations for i in r.instances]
+>>> instances = [i for r in reservations for i in r.instances]
 
 To delete your autoscale group, we first need to shutdown all the
 instances: