diff --git a/docs/content/exporting/http/_index.md b/docs/content/exporting/http/_index.md
index dc1b8f2c..f7a6aac6 100644
--- a/docs/content/exporting/http/_index.md
+++ b/docs/content/exporting/http/_index.md
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ to shutdown the server gracefully:
 ```python
 server, t = start_http_server(8000)
 server.shutdown()
+server.server_close()
 t.join()
 ```