diff --git a/docs/rc_protocol.rst b/docs/rc_protocol.rst
index 5940dd1c3..3c2075fa6 100644
--- a/docs/rc_protocol.rst
+++ b/docs/rc_protocol.rst
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Where ``<ESC>`` is the byte ``0x1b``. The JSON object has the form::
     {
         "cmd": "command name",
         "version": <kitty version>,
-        "no_response": Optional Boolean,
+        "no_response": <Optional Boolean>,
         "payload": <Optional JSON object>,
     }