diff --git a/docs/content/reference/dataloaders.md b/docs/content/reference/dataloaders.md
index 2cf4ac7fb15..d1b3d7a7e14 100644
--- a/docs/content/reference/dataloaders.md
+++ b/docs/content/reference/dataloaders.md
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ work with whatever your favourite ORM is.
 
 The query executor will call the Query.Todos resolver which does a `select * from todo` and
 return N todos. Then for each of the todos, concurrently, call the Todo_user resolver,
-`SELECT from USER where id = todo.id`.
+`SELECT from USER where id = todo.user_id`.
 
 
 eg: