diff --git a/docs/cookbook/cb-02-inline-styles tip.md b/docs/cookbook/cb-02-inline-styles tip.md
index 8ccc5abbaf..a4a30169ba 100644
--- a/docs/cookbook/cb-02-inline-styles tip.md	
+++ b/docs/cookbook/cb-02-inline-styles tip.md	
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ In React, inline styles are not specified as a string, but as an object whose ke
 
 var divStyle = {
   color: 'white',
-  backgroundColor: 'lightblue',
+  backgroundImage: 'url(' + imgUrl + ')',
   WebkitTransition: 'all' // note the capital 'W' here
 };
 
diff --git a/docs/cookbook/cb-02-inline-styles.md b/docs/cookbook/cb-02-inline-styles.md
index d88478c460..388620ec45 100644
--- a/docs/cookbook/cb-02-inline-styles.md
+++ b/docs/cookbook/cb-02-inline-styles.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Instead of writing a string, create an object whose key is the camelCased versio
 
 var divStyle = {
   color: 'white',
-  backgroundColor: 'lightblue',
+  backgroundImage: 'url(' + imgUrl + ')',
   WebkitTransition: 'all' // note the capital 'W' here
 };