diff --git a/source/fundamentals/connection/csot.txt b/source/fundamentals/connection/csot.txt
index b92d87b08..3f97e5e9c 100644
--- a/source/fundamentals/connection/csot.txt
+++ b/source/fundamentals/connection/csot.txt
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ The following code examples use the ``timeoutMS`` option to specify a timeout of
       .. code-block:: javascript
          :emphasize-lines: 2
 
-         const uri = "mongodb://<hostname:<port>";
+         const uri = "mongodb://<hostname>:<port>";
          const client = new MongoClient(uri, { timeoutMS: 30000 });
    
    .. tab:: Connection String
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ The following code examples use the ``timeoutMS`` option to specify a timeout of
       .. code-block:: javascript
          :emphasize-lines: 1
 
-         const uri = "mongodb://<hostname:<port>?timeoutMS=30000";
+         const uri = "mongodb://<hostname>:<port>?timeoutMS=30000";
          const client = new MongoClient(uri);
 
 .. note::