diff --git a/docs/api/commands/intercept.mdx b/docs/api/commands/intercept.mdx
index 5a3ee92b12..ef9b681aca 100644
--- a/docs/api/commands/intercept.mdx
+++ b/docs/api/commands/intercept.mdx
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ cy.intercept({
 
 // same as above, but using regex
 cy.intercept({
-  method: '/PUT|PATCH/',
+  method: /PUT|PATCH/,
   url: '**/users/*',
 })
 ```