diff --git a/docs/features/software-templates/writing-custom-actions.md b/docs/features/software-templates/writing-custom-actions.md
index cb9daffa3c..83489633ec 100644
--- a/docs/features/software-templates/writing-custom-actions.md
+++ b/docs/features/software-templates/writing-custom-actions.md
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ The `createTemplateAction` takes an object which specifies the following:
 - `schema.input` - A JSON schema for input values to your function
 - `schema.output` - A JSON schema for values which are outputted from the
   function using `ctx.output`
-- `handler` the actual code which is run part of the action, with a context
+- `handler` - the actual code which is run part of the action, with a context
 
 #### The context object