diff --git a/docs/reference.xml b/docs/reference.xml
index 9483d7b1..cdada56b 100644
--- a/docs/reference.xml
+++ b/docs/reference.xml
@@ -873,7 +873,7 @@
           </references>
 				</command>
         
-        <variable name="allowhudechos"/>
+        <variable name="allowhudechos">
           <description>Enables or disables the ability of hudecho to output text to the heads up display.</description>
           <value token="N" description="0 off, 1 on" minValue="0" maxValue="1" defaultValue="1"/>
           <references>