diff --git a/docs/updating-users-passwords.md b/docs/updating-users-passwords.md
index 1785a67ca..850937706 100644
--- a/docs/updating-users-passwords.md
+++ b/docs/updating-users-passwords.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ docker exec -it matrix-synapse /usr/local/bin/hash_password -c /data/homeserver.
 
 and then connecting to the postgres server and executing:
 
-```
+```sql
 UPDATE users SET password_hash = '<password-hash>' WHERE name = '@someone:example.com'
 ```