diff --git a/ruby/what-to-do-when-you-dont-rescue.md b/ruby/what-to-do-when-you-dont-rescue.md
index b27dc1e..8604a42 100644
--- a/ruby/what-to-do-when-you-dont-rescue.md
+++ b/ruby/what-to-do-when-you-dont-rescue.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ regardless of whether or not an exception was rescued.
 begin
   do_something_that_could_fail()
 rescue StandardError => e
-  // oh no!
+  # oh no!
 ensure
   Logging.info("We attempted to do the thing.")
 end