diff --git a/snippets/filter_non_unique.md b/snippets/filter_non_unique.md
index 6563285a0..373d1edbc 100644
--- a/snippets/filter_non_unique.md
+++ b/snippets/filter_non_unique.md
@@ -5,15 +5,14 @@ tags: list,beginner
 
 Filters out the non-unique values in a list.
 
-Use `Counter` to get the count of each value in the list.
+Use a `Counter` to get the count of each value in the list.
 Use list comprehension to create a list containing only the unique values.
 
 ```py
 from collections import Counter
 
 def filter_non_unique(lst):
-  counter = Counter(lst)
-  return [item for item, count in counter.items() if count == 1]
+  return [item for item, count in counter = Counter(lst).items() if count == 1]
 ```
 
 ```py