diff --git a/plugins/modules/docker_compose.py b/plugins/modules/docker_compose.py
index d0011088..da889944 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/docker_compose.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/docker_compose.py
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
         var: output
 
     - ansible.builtin.assert:
-        that: "not output.changed "
+        that: not output.changed
 
     - name: Stop all services
       community.docker.docker_compose: