diff --git a/console.rst b/console.rst
index 37af8d1b040..9fa8cf6c92a 100644
--- a/console.rst
+++ b/console.rst
@@ -224,8 +224,8 @@ console::
     {
         public function testExecute()
         {
-            self::bootKernel();
-            $application = new Application(self::$kernel);
+            $kernel = self::bootKernel();
+            $application = new Application($kernel);
 
             $application->add(new CreateUserCommand());
 
diff --git a/testing/doctrine.rst b/testing/doctrine.rst
index dc477855b10..f7ab2898f3a 100644
--- a/testing/doctrine.rst
+++ b/testing/doctrine.rst
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ which makes all of this quite easy::
          */
         protected function setUp()
         {
-            self::bootKernel();
+            $kernel = self::bootKernel();
 
-            $this->em = static::$kernel->getContainer()
+            $this->em = $kernel->getContainer()
                 ->get('doctrine')
                 ->getManager();
         }