diff --git a/git/repo/base.py b/git/repo/base.py
index 346248ddb..6af680850 100644
--- a/git/repo/base.py
+++ b/git/repo/base.py
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ def __init__(
             The path to either the root git directory or the bare git repo::
 
                 repo = Repo("/Users/mtrier/Development/git-python")
-                repo = Repo("/Users/mtrier/Development/git-python.git")
+                repo = Repo("/Users/mtrier/Development/git-python/.git")
                 repo = Repo("~/Development/git-python.git")
                 repo = Repo("$REPOSITORIES/Development/git-python.git")
                 repo = Repo(R"C:\Users\mtrier\Development\git-python\.git")