diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/database/metadata.rst b/user_guide_src/source/database/metadata.rst
index 9ae08e5aae8d..85dcdc0b1d33 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/database/metadata.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/database/metadata.rst
@@ -51,14 +51,14 @@ $db->getFieldNames()
 Returns an array containing the field names. This query can be called
 two ways:
 
-1. You can supply the table name and call it from the ``$db->object``:
+1. You can supply the table name and call it from the ``$db`` object:
 
-   .. literalinclude:: metadata/003.php
+    .. literalinclude:: metadata/003.php
 
 2. You can gather the field names associated with any query you run by
-calling the function from your query result object:
+   calling the function from your query result object:
 
-.. literalinclude:: metadata/004.php
+    .. literalinclude:: metadata/004.php
 
 Determine If a Field is Present in a Table
 ==========================================