diff --git a/plugins/modules/docker_compose.py b/plugins/modules/docker_compose.py
index e34beeb6..3f80a254 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/docker_compose.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/docker_compose.py
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
         var: output
 
     - ansible.builtin.assert:
-        that: "not output.changed "
+        that: not output.changed
 
     - name: Stop all services
       community.docker.docker_compose: