diff --git a/js/client/client.js b/js/client/client.js
index 294f4ae250..8eaec871f7 100644
--- a/js/client/client.js
+++ b/js/client/client.js
@@ -2620,7 +2620,7 @@ function ArangoDatabase (connection) {
   '  db:                                    ArangoDatabase             ' + "\n" +
   'Example:                                                            ' + "\n" +
   ' > db._collections();                    list all collections       ' + "\n" +
-  ' > db.<coll_name>.all();                 list all documents         ' + "\n" +
+  ' > db.<coll_name>.all().toArray();       list all documents         ' + "\n" +
   ' > id = db.<coll_name>.save({ ... });    save a document            ' + "\n" +
   ' > db.<coll_name>.remove(<_id>);         delete a document          ' + "\n" +
   ' > db.<coll_name>.document(<_id>);       get a document             ' + "\n" +
diff --git a/js/client/js-client.h b/js/client/js-client.h
index 6b0ab759bb..e62ec64ed3 100644
--- a/js/client/js-client.h
+++ b/js/client/js-client.h
@@ -2621,7 +2621,7 @@ static string JS_client_client =
   "  '  db:                                    ArangoDatabase             ' + \"\\n\" +\n"
   "  'Example:                                                            ' + \"\\n\" +\n"
   "  ' > db._collections();                    list all collections       ' + \"\\n\" +\n"
-  "  ' > db.<coll_name>.all();                 list all documents         ' + \"\\n\" +\n"
+  "  ' > db.<coll_name>.all().toArray();       list all documents         ' + \"\\n\" +\n"
   "  ' > id = db.<coll_name>.save({ ... });    save a document            ' + \"\\n\" +\n"
   "  ' > db.<coll_name>.remove(<_id>);         delete a document          ' + \"\\n\" +\n"
   "  ' > db.<coll_name>.document(<_id>);       get a document             ' + \"\\n\" +\n"