diff --git a/doc/api/assert.markdown b/doc/api/assert.markdown
index 787f159e58d709..59b7155bf99619 100644
--- a/doc/api/assert.markdown
+++ b/doc/api/assert.markdown
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Throws an exception that displays the values for `actual` and `expected` separat
 
 ## assert(value[, message]), assert.ok(value[, message])
 
-Tests if value is truthy, it is equivalent to `assert.equal(true, !!value, message);`
+Tests if value is truthy. It is equivalent to `assert.equal(true, !!value, message)`.
 
 ## assert.equal(actual, expected[, message])