diff --git a/docs/content/spec/auth/scope.md b/docs/content/spec/auth/scope.md
index 1f2059add..63697c3c4 100644
--- a/docs/content/spec/auth/scope.md
+++ b/docs/content/spec/auth/scope.md
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ resourcename            := [ hostname '/' ] component [ '/' component ]*
 hostname                := hostcomponent ['.' hostcomponent]* [':' port-number]
 hostcomponent           := /([a-zA-Z0-9]|[a-zA-Z0-9][a-zA-Z0-9-]*[a-zA-Z0-9])/
 port-number             := /[0-9]+/
-action                  := /[a-z]*/
+action                  := /[a-z*]*/
 component               := alpha-numeric [ separator alpha-numeric ]*
 alpha-numeric           := /[a-z0-9]+/
 separator               := /[_.]|__|[-]*/