diff --git a/apps/docs/content/guides/database/functions.mdx b/apps/docs/content/guides/database/functions.mdx
index 0f0c051748..abea38ae77 100644
--- a/apps/docs/content/guides/database/functions.mdx
+++ b/apps/docs/content/guides/database/functions.mdx
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ language plpgsql
 security definer set search_path = ''
 as $$
 begin
-  select 'hello world';
+  return 'hello world';
 end;
 $$;
 ```