diff --git a/docs/quickstart.rst b/docs/quickstart.rst
index 500eb94af..afe7ddf04 100644
--- a/docs/quickstart.rst
+++ b/docs/quickstart.rst
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ Nested commands: subcommands
             ),
         ],
     )
-    async def cmd(ctx: interactions.CommandContext, sub_command: str, second_option: str, option: int = None):
+    async def cmd(ctx: interactions.CommandContext, sub_command: str, second_option: str = "", option: int = None):
         if sub_command == "command_name":
           await ctx.send(f"You selected the command_name sub command and put in {option}")
         elif sub_command == "second_command":