diff --git a/doc/plugins.md b/doc/plugins.md
index 114c09f2e..5cc1af7dd 100644
--- a/doc/plugins.md
+++ b/doc/plugins.md
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ this example:
 		{
 			"name": "gettime",
 			"description": "Returns the current time in {timezone}",
-			"params": ["timezone"]
+			"long_description": "Returns the current time in the timezone that is given as the only parameter.\nThis description may be quite long and is allowed to span multiple lines."
 		}
 	]
 }