diff --git a/cookbook/testing/database.rst b/cookbook/testing/database.rst
index 6d290b733df..fe45d46e44f 100644
--- a/cookbook/testing/database.rst
+++ b/cookbook/testing/database.rst
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ Suppose the class you want to test looks like this::
         public function calculateTotalSalary($id)
         {
             $employeeRepository = $this->entityManager->getRepository('AcmeDemoBundle::Employee');
-            $employee = $userRepository->find($id);
+            $employee = $employeeRepository->find($id);
 
             return $employee->getSalary() + $employee->getBonus();
         }