diff --git a/docs/docs/get_started/quickstart.mdx b/docs/docs/get_started/quickstart.mdx
index c51e21779b0..2b5dec3f190 100644
--- a/docs/docs/get_started/quickstart.mdx
+++ b/docs/docs/get_started/quickstart.mdx
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ If you do want to use LangSmith, after you sign up at the link above, make sure
 
 ```shell
 export LANGCHAIN_TRACING_V2="true"
-export LANGCHAIN_API_KEY=...
+export LANGCHAIN_API_KEY="..."
 ```
 
 ### LangServe