diff --git a/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp b/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
index f839a18612..5120407dfc 100644
--- a/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
@@ -1038,7 +1038,7 @@ UniValue sendmany(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
             "\nSend two amounts to two different addresses, subtract fee from amount:\n"
             + HelpExampleCli("sendmany", "\"\" \"{\\\"1D1ZrZNe3JUo7ZycKEYQQiQAWd9y54F4XX\\\":0.01,\\\"1353tsE8YMTA4EuV7dgUXGjNFf9KpVvKHz\\\":0.02}\" 1 \"\" \"[\\\"1D1ZrZNe3JUo7ZycKEYQQiQAWd9y54F4XX\\\",\\\"1353tsE8YMTA4EuV7dgUXGjNFf9KpVvKHz\\\"]\"") +
             "\nAs a json rpc call\n"
-            + HelpExampleRpc("sendmany", "\"\", \"{\\\"1D1ZrZNe3JUo7ZycKEYQQiQAWd9y54F4XX\\\":0.01,\\\"1353tsE8YMTA4EuV7dgUXGjNFf9KpVvKHz\\\":0.02}\", 6, \"testing\"")
+            + HelpExampleRpc("sendmany", "\"\", {\"1D1ZrZNe3JUo7ZycKEYQQiQAWd9y54F4XX\":0.01,\"1353tsE8YMTA4EuV7dgUXGjNFf9KpVvKHz\":0.02}, 6, \"testing\"")
         );
 
     ObserveSafeMode();