diff --git a/docs/guide/deploying-a-service.md b/docs/guide/deploying-a-service.md
index b2e557159..8701daf10 100644
--- a/docs/guide/deploying-a-service.md
+++ b/docs/guide/deploying-a-service.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ The default stage is `dev` and default region is `us-east-1`. You can change the
 # serverless.yml
 
 service: service-name
-default:
+defaults:
   stage: beta
   region: us-west-2
 ```