diff --git a/docs/updating-users-passwords.md b/docs/updating-users-passwords.md
index 1785a67ca..efc2c9b36 100644
--- a/docs/updating-users-passwords.md
+++ b/docs/updating-users-passwords.md
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ docker exec -it matrix-synapse /usr/local/bin/hash_password -c /data/homeserver.
 
 and then connecting to the postgres server and executing:
 
-```
-UPDATE users SET password_hash = '<password-hash>' WHERE name = '@someone:example.com'
+```sql
+UPDATE users SET password_hash = '<password-hash>' WHERE name = '@someone:example.com';
 ```
 
 where `<password-hash>` is the hash returned by the docker command above.