diff --git a/source/server-discovery-and-monitoring/server-monitoring.rst b/source/server-discovery-and-monitoring/server-monitoring.rst
index fe67cefb07..6391a5a103 100644
--- a/source/server-discovery-and-monitoring/server-monitoring.rst
+++ b/source/server-discovery-and-monitoring/server-monitoring.rst
@@ -757,7 +757,7 @@ The event API here is assumed to be like the standard `Python Event
             helloOk = stableApi != Null
             connection = new Connection(serverAddress)
 
-            if connectTimeoutMS !=0:
+            if connectTimeoutMS != 0:
               set connection timeout to connectTimeoutMS
 
         # Do any potentially blocking operations after releasing the mutex.