diff --git a/docs/user-guide/networkpolicies.md b/docs/user-guide/networkpolicies.md
index bb9ab465f8..6fb1829713 100644
--- a/docs/user-guide/networkpolicies.md
+++ b/docs/user-guide/networkpolicies.md
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@ A minimal `NetworkPolicy` might look like this:
 ```yaml
 apiVersion: extensions/v1beta1
 kind: NetworkPolicy
-namespace: default
 metadata:
  name: test-network-policy
+ namespace: default
 spec:
  podSelector:
   matchLabels: