diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/transactions.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/transactions.rb
index 205d8c5e24..0cffcef313 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/transactions.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/transactions.rb
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ module ActiveRecord
     # though <tt>transaction</tt> is called on the <tt>Account</tt> class:
     #
     #   Account.transaction do
-    #     balance.save
-    #     account.save
+    #     balance.save!
+    #     account.save!
     #   end
     #
     # == Transactions are not distributed across database connections