diff --git a/doc/gates.md b/doc/gates.md
index 3978e320..79bfed17 100644
--- a/doc/gates.md
+++ b/doc/gates.md
@@ -3579,7 +3579,7 @@ Example:
 
     # Sample errors from the distribution 10% XX, 20% YZ, 70% II.
     # Apply independently to qubit pairs (1,2), (5,6), and (8,3)
-    PAULI_CHANNEL_2(0,0,0, 0.1,0,0,0, 0,0,0,0.2, 0,0,0,0) 1 2 5 6 8 3
+    PAULI_CHANNEL_2(0,0,0, 0,0.1,0,0, 0,0,0,0.2, 0,0,0,0) 1 2 5 6 8 3
 
 Pauli Mixture:
 
diff --git a/src/stim/gates/gate_data_noisy.cc b/src/stim/gates/gate_data_noisy.cc
index 2b7c66d7..dec41121 100644
--- a/src/stim/gates/gate_data_noisy.cc
+++ b/src/stim/gates/gate_data_noisy.cc
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ Parens Arguments:
 
     # Sample errors from the distribution 10% XX, 20% YZ, 70% II.
     # Apply independently to qubit pairs (1,2), (5,6), and (8,3)
-    PAULI_CHANNEL_2(0,0,0, 0.1,0,0,0, 0,0,0,0.2, 0,0,0,0) 1 2 5 6 8 3
+    PAULI_CHANNEL_2(0,0,0, 0,0.1,0,0, 0,0,0,0.2, 0,0,0,0) 1 2 5 6 8 3
 
 Pauli Mixture: