diff --git a/reference/pgsql/functions/pg-fetch-result.xml b/reference/pgsql/functions/pg-fetch-result.xml
index b83d5f874215..9aff3164124d 100644
--- a/reference/pgsql/functions/pg-fetch-result.xml
+++ b/reference/pgsql/functions/pg-fetch-result.xml
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
     <programlisting role="php">
 <![CDATA[
 <?php
-$db = pg_connect("dbname=users user=me") || die();
+$db = pg_connect("dbname=users user=me");
 
 $res = pg_query($db, "SELECT 1 UNION ALL SELECT 2");
 
diff --git a/reference/pgsql/functions/pg-free-result.xml b/reference/pgsql/functions/pg-free-result.xml
index 3e91573bf8c1..a7d6382851db 100644
--- a/reference/pgsql/functions/pg-free-result.xml
+++ b/reference/pgsql/functions/pg-free-result.xml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
     <programlisting role="php">
 <![CDATA[
 <?php
-$db = pg_connect("dbname=users user=me") || die();
+$db = pg_connect("dbname=users user=me");
 
 $res = pg_query($db, "SELECT 1 UNION ALL SELECT 2");