diff --git a/docs/how-to/rocks/convert-to-pebble-layer.rst b/docs/how-to/rocks/convert-to-pebble-layer.rst
index 7107c536e..9cd00dd82 100644
--- a/docs/how-to/rocks/convert-to-pebble-layer.rst
+++ b/docs/how-to/rocks/convert-to-pebble-layer.rst
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ Design the Pebble services
--------------------------
A `Pebble layer
-`_
+`_
is composed of metadata, checks and services. The latter is present in
``rockcraft.yaml`` as a `top-level field