diff --git a/src/rpc/util.cpp b/src/rpc/util.cpp
--- a/src/rpc/util.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/util.cpp
@@ -143,10 +143,10 @@
 std::string HelpExampleRpc(const std::string &methodname,
                            const std::string &args) {
     return "> curl --user myusername --data-binary '{\"jsonrpc\": \"1.0\", "
-           "\"id\":\"curltest\", "
+           "\"id\": \"curltest\", "
            "\"method\": \"" +
            methodname + "\", \"params\": [" + args +
-           "] }' -H 'content-type: text/plain;' http://127.0.0.1:8332/\n";
+           "]}' -H 'content-type: text/plain;' http://127.0.0.1:8332/\n";
 }
 
 // Converts a hex string to a public key if possible