diff --git a/doc/reference_processing.xml b/doc/reference_processing.xml
index 320eb4240..c2e12ab4d 100644
--- a/doc/reference_processing.xml
+++ b/doc/reference_processing.xml
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ FROM someroadstable;
 								<imagedata fileref="images/st_offsetcurve01.png" />
 							  </imageobject>
 							  <caption><para>15, 'quad_segs=4 join=round' original line 
-and its offset 15 units to the left.</para></caption>
+and its offset 15 units.</para></caption>
 							</mediaobject>
 						  </informalfigure>
 				<programlisting>
@@ -399,16 +399,17 @@ LINESTRING(164 1,18 1,12.2597485145237 2.1418070123307,
 								<imagedata fileref="images/st_offsetcurve02.png" />
 							  </imageobject>
 							  <caption><para>-15, 'quad_segs=4 join=round' original line 
-							  	and its offset 15 units to the right.</para></caption>
+							  	and its offset -15 units and then a double-offset to get more curvy</para></caption>
 							</mediaobject>
 						  </informalfigure>
 				<programlisting>
-SELECT ST_AsText(ST_OffsetCurve(ST_GeomFromText(
+SELECT ST_AsText(ST_OffsetCurve(geom,
+	-15, 'quad_segs=4 join=round')) As nosocurvy
+	FROM ST_GeomFromText(
 'LINESTRING(164 16,144 16,124 16,104 16,84 16,64 16,
 	44 16,24 16,20 16,18 16,17 17,
 	16 18,16 20,16 40,16 60,16 80,16 100,
-	16 120,16 140,16 160,16 180,16 195)'),
-	-15, 'quad_segs=4 join=round'));
+	16 120,16 140,16 160,16 180,16 195)') As geom;
 -- output --
 LINESTRING(31 195,31 31,164 31)
 				</programlisting>