diff --git a/kubernetes/base/watch/watch.py b/kubernetes/base/watch/watch.py
index 0e39e191a9..2eda0b34f4 100644
--- a/kubernetes/base/watch/watch.py
+++ b/kubernetes/base/watch/watch.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 from kubernetes import client
 
 PYDOC_RETURN_LABEL = ":rtype:"
-PYDOC_FOLLOW_PARAM = ":param bool follow:"
+PYDOC_FOLLOW_PARAM = ":param follow:"
 
 # Removing this suffix from return type name should give us event's object
 # type. e.g., if list_namespaces() returns "NamespaceList" type,
diff --git a/kubernetes/base/watch/watch_test.py b/kubernetes/base/watch/watch_test.py
index 07869095b6..00f855b0d0 100644
--- a/kubernetes/base/watch/watch_test.py
+++ b/kubernetes/base/watch/watch_test.py
@@ -204,7 +204,8 @@ def test_watch_for_follow(self):
 
         fake_api = Mock()
         fake_api.read_namespaced_pod_log = Mock(return_value=fake_resp)
-        fake_api.read_namespaced_pod_log.__doc__ = ':param bool follow:\n:rtype: str'
+        fake_api.read_namespaced_pod_log.__doc__ = (
+            ':param follow:\n:type follow: bool\n:rtype: str')
 
         w = Watch()
         count = 1