diff --git a/docs/source/api/react-hooks.mdx b/docs/source/api/react-hooks.mdx
index 86a99aa9f3c..f8557c1b456 100644
--- a/docs/source/api/react-hooks.mdx
+++ b/docs/source/api/react-hooks.mdx
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ const GET_GREETING = gql`
 `;
 
 function Hello() {
-  const [loadGreeting, { called, loading, data } = useQuery(
+  const [loadGreeting, { called, loading, data } = useLazyQuery(
     GET_GREETING,
     { variables: { language: "english" } }
   );