diff --git a/autoload/neosnippet/snippets/cpp.snip b/autoload/neosnippet/snippets/cpp.snip
index 4311fa2..2b0f84d 100644
--- a/autoload/neosnippet/snippets/cpp.snip
+++ b/autoload/neosnippet/snippets/cpp.snip
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ delete      namespace
 snippet     namespace
 abbr        namespace {}
 options     head
-    namespace ${1:#:name}
+    namespace ${1:#:name} {
         ${0:TARGET}
     } // namespace $1
 
diff --git a/doc/neosnippet.txt b/doc/neosnippet.txt
index 775bbaf..fd8ba9e 100755
--- a/doc/neosnippet.txt
+++ b/doc/neosnippet.txt
@@ -521,12 +521,10 @@ The structure of a placeholder can be:
    Example
 
 >
-	snippet     if
-	   if ${1:#:condition}
-	     ${2:do}
-	   endif
-	
-	   ${3}
+	snippet namespace
+	   namespace ${1:name} {
+		 $[0]
+	   } // namespace $1
 <
 
 Note: If you like to include characters in snippets that already have a