diff --git a/snippets/split_lines.md b/snippets/split_lines.md
index 73d3b8556..d29c7a59c 100644
--- a/snippets/split_lines.md
+++ b/snippets/split_lines.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Use `str.split()` and `'\n'` to match line breaks and create a list.
 
 ```py
 def split_lines(str):
-  str.split('\n')
+  return str.split('\n')
 ```
 
 ```py