diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-pipes-targets-alpha/README.md b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-pipes-targets-alpha/README.md
index 1a34674b92f5a..cc1ab983b55a7 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-pipes-targets-alpha/README.md
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-pipes-targets-alpha/README.md
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ const pipeTarget = new targets.SfnStateMachine(targetStateMachine,
     }
 );
 
-
 const pipe = new pipes.Pipe(this, 'Pipe', {
     source: new SomeSource(sourceQueue),
     target: pipeTarget
@@ -229,7 +228,7 @@ The input to the target event bus can be transformed:
 declare const sourceQueue: sqs.Queue;
 declare const targetEventBus: events.EventBus;
 
-const eventBusTarget = new targets.EventBridgeTarget(targetEventBus{
+const eventBusTarget = new targets.EventBridgeTarget(targetEventBus, {
   inputTransformation: pipes.InputTransformation.fromObject({ body: "👀" }),
 });