diff --git a/reference/oci8/functions/oci-error.xml b/reference/oci8/functions/oci-error.xml
index b61d37bea6..28ff32003c 100644
--- a/reference/oci8/functions/oci-error.xml
+++ b/reference/oci8/functions/oci-error.xml
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
 $conn = oci_connect("hr", "welcome", "localhost/XE");
 if (!$conn) {
     $e = oci_error();   // For oci_connect errors do not pass a handle
-    echo htmlentities($e['message']);
+    trigger_error(htmlentities($e['message']), E_USER_ERROR);
 }
 ]]>
     </programlisting>
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ if (!$conn) {
 $stid = oci_parse($conn, "select ' from dual");  // note mismatched quote
 if (!$stid) {
     $e = oci_error($conn);  // For oci_parse errors pass the connection handle
-    echo htmlentities($e['message']);
+    trigger_error(htmlentities($e['message']), E_USER_ERROR);
 }
 ]]>
     </programlisting>