diff --git a/content/developer/howtos/backend.rst b/content/developer/howtos/backend.rst
index 3fd6088a0e..2b4d670fba 100644
--- a/content/developer/howtos/backend.rst
+++ b/content/developer/howtos/backend.rst
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ Common Attributes
 Much like the model itself, its fields can be configured, by passing
 configuration attributes as parameters::
 
-    name = field.Char(required=True)
+    name = fields.Char(required=True)
 
 Some attributes are available on all fields, here are the most common ones: