diff --git a/reference/pgsql/functions/pg-fetch-result.xml b/reference/pgsql/functions/pg-fetch-result.xml
index 1d6936ba8a..43d0e4a104 100644
--- a/reference/pgsql/functions/pg-fetch-result.xml
+++ b/reference/pgsql/functions/pg-fetch-result.xml
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
     <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 f186831240..71de6f0c27 100644
--- a/reference/pgsql/functions/pg-free-result.xml
+++ b/reference/pgsql/functions/pg-free-result.xml
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
     <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");