diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index b3c9d8c..6ee4695 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -68,4 +68,4 @@ then you can use the test context::
     @celery.task
     def hello():
         with app.test_request_context() as request:
-            print('Hello {0!r}.format(request))
+            print('Hello {0!r}'.format(request))