diff --git a/doc/connection-backoff.md b/doc/connection-backoff.md
index e348a2b9e34c15b2162d5dd3ce6410db4db795f5..cabf73b4b2a4de4e482e6187f178b820e1c737f5 100644
--- a/doc/connection-backoff.md
+++ b/doc/connection-backoff.md
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ ConnectWithBackoff()
     SleepUntil(current_deadline)
     current_backoff = Min(current_backoff * MULTIPLIER, MAX_BACKOFF)
     current_deadline = now() + current_backoff +
-      UniformRandom(-JITTER * backoff, JITTER * backoff)
+      UniformRandom(-JITTER * current_backoff, JITTER * current_backoff)
 
 ```