diff --git a/docs/reference/transform/painless-examples.asciidoc b/docs/reference/transform/painless-examples.asciidoc
index 8b7e73f529c25..8f8048694bf57 100644
--- a/docs/reference/transform/painless-examples.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/transform/painless-examples.asciidoc
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ POST _transform/_preview
                 all_docs.add(span); 
               }
             }
-            all_docs.sort((HashMap o1, HashMap o2)->o1['@timestamp'].toEpochMilli()compareTo(o2['@timestamp']-toEpochMilli())); 
+            all_docs.sort((HashMap o1, HashMap o2)->o1['@timestamp'].toEpochMilli().compareTo(o2['@timestamp'].toEpochMilli())); 
             def size = all_docs.size();
             def min_time = all_docs[0]['@timestamp'];
             def max_time = all_docs[size-1]['@timestamp'];
@@ -644,4 +644,4 @@ The API call results in a similar response:
 }
 ...
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-// NOTCONSOLE
\ No newline at end of file
+// NOTCONSOLE