diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/doc/Boolean Operators.md b/pkg/yqlib/doc/Boolean Operators.md
index daebec08..0b8a5e5d 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/doc/Boolean Operators.md	
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/doc/Boolean Operators.md	
@@ -32,13 +32,13 @@ Given a sample.yml file of:
 ```
 then
 ```bash
-yq eval '.[] | select(.a == "cat" or .b == "dog")' sample.yml
+yq eval '[.[] | select(.a == "cat" or .b == "dog")]' sample.yml
 ```
 will output
 ```yaml
-a: bird
-b: dog
-a: cat
-b: fly
+- a: bird
+  b: dog
+- a: cat
+  b: fly
 ```
 
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/operator_booleans_test.go b/pkg/yqlib/operator_booleans_test.go
index 29275216..b21c4050 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/operator_booleans_test.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/operator_booleans_test.go
@@ -22,10 +22,9 @@ var booleanOperatorScenarios = []expressionScenario{
 	{
 		document:    "[{a: bird, b: dog}, {a: frog, b: bird}, {a: cat, b: fly}]",
 		description: "Matching nodes with select, equals and or",
-		expression:  `.[] | select(.a == "cat" or .b == "dog")`,
+		expression:  `[.[] | select(.a == "cat" or .b == "dog")]`,
 		expected: []string{
-			"D0, P[0], (!!map)::{a: bird, b: dog}\n",
-			"D0, P[2], (!!map)::{a: cat, b: fly}\n",
+			"D0, P[], (!!seq)::- {a: bird, b: dog}\n- {a: cat, b: fly}\n",
 		},
 	},
 	{