diff --git a/docs/api-guide/exceptions.md b/docs/api-guide/exceptions.md
index d0fc4beaa..820e6d3b8 100644
--- a/docs/api-guide/exceptions.md
+++ b/docs/api-guide/exceptions.md
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ Set as `handler500`:
 
     handler500 = 'rest_framework.exceptions.server_error'
 
-## `rest_framework.exceptions.server_error`
+## `rest_framework.exceptions.bad_request`
 
 Returns a response with status code `400` and `application/json` content type.