diff --git a/website/docs/usage/rule-based-matching.md b/website/docs/usage/rule-based-matching.md
index fe8e4e2d2..a375f416c 100644
--- a/website/docs/usage/rule-based-matching.md
+++ b/website/docs/usage/rule-based-matching.md
@@ -1135,6 +1135,8 @@ def expand_person_entities(doc):
             if prev_token.text in ("Dr", "Dr.", "Mr", "Mr.", "Ms", "Ms."):
                 new_ent = Span(doc, ent.start - 1, ent.end, label=ent.label)
                 new_ents.append(new_ent)
+            else:
+                new_ents.append(ent)
         else:
             new_ents.append(ent)
     doc.ents = new_ents