diff --git a/gcloud/connection.py b/gcloud/connection.py
index 0b8fba2a9034f..5ede413220862 100644
--- a/gcloud/connection.py
+++ b/gcloud/connection.py
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ def api_request(self, method, path, query_params=None,
 def get_scoped_connection(klass, scopes):
     """Create a scoped connection to GCloud.
 
-    :type klass: type
+    :type klass: subclass of :class:`gcloud.connection.Connection`
     :param klass: the specific ``Connection`` class to instantiate.
 
     :type scopes: list of URLs