diff --git a/gstlal-burst/python/fxtools/multichannel_datasource.py b/gstlal-burst/python/fxtools/multichannel_datasource.py
index 3ae46f4f042e83650325c0b213d7ea202abac028..1334184f3195399b67e9b2de74adf49681627c5a 100644
--- a/gstlal-burst/python/fxtools/multichannel_datasource.py
+++ b/gstlal-burst/python/fxtools/multichannel_datasource.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ def channel_dict_from_channel_list(channel_list):
 
 	Examples:
 
-		>>> multichannel_datasource.channel_dict_from_channel_list(["H1:AUX-CHANNEL-NAME_1:2048", "H1:AUX-CHANNEL-NAME-2:512"])
+		>>> channel_dict_from_channel_list(["H1:AUX-CHANNEL-NAME_1:2048", "H1:AUX-CHANNEL-NAME-2:512"])
 		{'H1:AUX-CHANNEL-NAME_1': {'qhigh': None, 'ifo': 'H1', 'flow': None, 'fsamp': 2048.0, 'fhigh': None, 'frametype': None}, 'H1:AUX-CHANNEL-NAME-2': {'qhigh': None, 'ifo': 'H1', 'flow': None, 'fsamp': 512.0, 'fhigh': None, 'frametype': None}}
 	"""