diff --git a/doc/ring/openapi.md b/doc/ring/openapi.md
index 4a788841..620ec1b4 100644
--- a/doc/ring/openapi.md
+++ b/doc/ring/openapi.md
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ openapi example](../../examples/openapi).
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 ```
 
-The default content types map to the content types supported by the Muuntaja
+The special `:default` content types map to the content types supported by the Muuntaja
 instance. You can override these by using the `:openapi/request-content-types`
 and `:openapi/response-content-types` keys, which must contain vector of
 supported content types. If there is no Muuntaja instance, and these keys are