diff --git a/site/_docs/assets.md b/site/_docs/assets.md
index e82ddb30..b4f202d8 100644
--- a/site/_docs/assets.md
+++ b/site/_docs/assets.md
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ You may also specify the output style with the `style` option in your
 
 {% highlight yaml %}
 sass:
-    style: :compressed
+    style: compressed
 {% endhighlight %}
 
 These are passed to Sass, so any output style options Sass supports are valid