diff --git a/docs/guides/magicgui.md b/docs/guides/magicgui.md
index 3fc09e893..97afafbe1 100644
--- a/docs/guides/magicgui.md
+++ b/docs/guides/magicgui.md
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ function is called:
 ```{code-cell} python
 :tags: [remove-output]
 
-@magicgui(call_button='Make Points', n_points={'maximum': 200})
+@magicgui(call_button='Make Points', n_points={'max': 200})
 def make_points(n_points=40) -> napari.types.LayerDataTuple:
   data = 500 * np.random.rand(n_points, 2)
   return (data, {'name': 'My Points'}, 'points')