diff --git a/docs/usage.rst b/docs/usage.rst
index 9d541d56..91d96791 100644
--- a/docs/usage.rst
+++ b/docs/usage.rst
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Encoding & Decoding Tokens with HS256
 
     >>> import jwt
     >>> key = "secret"
-    >>> encoded = jwt.encode({"some": "payload"}, key, algorithms="HS256")
+    >>> encoded = jwt.encode({"some": "payload"}, key, algorithm="HS256")
     >>> print(encoded)
     eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb21lIjoicGF5bG9hZCJ9.4twFt5NiznN84AWoo1d7KO1T_yoc0Z6XOpOVswacPZg
     >>> jwt.decode(encoded, key, algorithms="HS256")