diff --git a/sphinx_gallery/py_source_parser.py b/sphinx_gallery/py_source_parser.py
index ec6ccff9d..a7b401d8a 100644
--- a/sphinx_gallery/py_source_parser.py
+++ b/sphinx_gallery/py_source_parser.py
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ def _get_docstring_and_rest(filename):
     lineno : int
         The line number.
     node : ast.Module
-        The ast node. When `filename` parsed with `mode='exec' node should be
+        The ast node. When `filename` parsed with `mode='exec'` node should be
         of type `ast.Module`.
     """
     node, content = parse_source_file(filename)