diff --git a/snippets/zip.md b/snippets/zip.md
index 2260bc926..bcb5567cd 100644
--- a/snippets/zip.md
+++ b/snippets/zip.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ def zip(*args, fillvalue=None):
     result = []
     for i in range(max_length):
         result.append([
-            args[k][i] if i < len(args[k]) else None for k in range(len(args))
+            args[k][i] if i < len(args[k]) else fillvalue for k in range(len(args))
         ])
     return result
 ```