diff --git a/docs/src/01_manual/08_menus.md b/docs/src/01_manual/08_menus.md
index 445524f..3229657 100644
--- a/docs/src/01_manual/08_menus.md
+++ b/docs/src/01_manual/08_menus.md
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ widget users can manipulate. Changing the model changes the view.
 
         # model that we will be modifying in the snippet
         root = MenuModel()
+        model = MenuModel()
 
         # snippet goes here