diff --git a/site/_docs/datafiles.md b/site/_docs/datafiles.md
index f0820dd1..d602f96a 100644
--- a/site/_docs/datafiles.md
+++ b/site/_docs/datafiles.md
@@ -117,9 +117,9 @@ The organizations can then be accessed via `site.data.orgs`, followed by the fil
## Example: Accessing a specific author
-Pages and posts can also access a specific item. The example below shows how to access a specific item:
+Pages and posts can also access a specific data item. The example below shows how to access a specific item:
-'_data/peoplejekyll.yml':
+'_data/peoplejekyll.yml`:
{% highlight yaml %}
dave:
name: David Smith
@@ -136,7 +136,11 @@ author: dave
---
{% assign author = site.data.people.[page.author] %}
-author.name
+
+ {{author.name}}
+
{% endraw %}
{% endhighlight %}