diff --git a/developer_manual/digging_deeper/dashboard.rst b/developer_manual/digging_deeper/dashboard.rst
index b6836b6d8..20fba022f 100644
--- a/developer_manual/digging_deeper/dashboard.rst
+++ b/developer_manual/digging_deeper/dashboard.rst
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ need to support older versions where the new app boostrap flow is not available,
 however this method is deprecated and will be removed once Nextcloud 19 is EOL.
 
 .. code-block:: php
+    <?php
 
     use OCP\Dashboard\RegisterWidgetEvent;
     use OCP\EventDispatcher\IEventDispatcher;
@@ -229,4 +230,4 @@ From the client point of view, the dashboard widget items can then be obtained w
         -d '{"sinceIds":{"myappwidgetid":"2021-03-22T15:01:10Z","my_other_appwidgetid":"333"}}'
 
 If your client periodically gets widget items content with this API,
-include the latest `sinceId` for each widget to avoid getting the items you already have.
\ No newline at end of file
+include the latest `sinceId` for each widget to avoid getting the items you already have.