diff --git a/reference/gearman/gearmanclient/addtaskbackground.xml b/reference/gearman/gearmanclient/addtaskbackground.xml
index 4f875b55da..57cac6614b 100644
--- a/reference/gearman/gearmanclient/addtaskbackground.xml
+++ b/reference/gearman/gearmanclient/addtaskbackground.xml
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ function reverse_fn($job)
   # This status loop is not needed, just showing how it works
   for ($x= 0; $x < $workload_size; $x++)
   {
-    echo "Sending status: " . $x + 1 . "/$workload_size complete\n";
+    echo "Sending status: " . ($x + 1) . "/$workload_size complete\n";
     $job->sendStatus($x+1, $workload_size);
     $job->sendData(substr($workload, $x, 1));
     sleep(1);