diff --git a/cookbook/doctrine/dbal.rst b/cookbook/doctrine/dbal.rst
index ca886e472b5..8381b6ca661 100644
--- a/cookbook/doctrine/dbal.rst
+++ b/cookbook/doctrine/dbal.rst
@@ -108,10 +108,8 @@ mapping types, read Doctrine's `Custom Mapping Types`_ section of their document
 
             <doctrine:config>
                 <doctrine:dbal>
-                <doctrine:dbal default-connection="default">
-                    <doctrine:connection>
-                        <doctrine:mapping-type name="enum">string</doctrine:mapping-type>
-                    </doctrine:connection>
+                    <doctrine:type name="custom_first" class="Acme\HelloBundle\Type\CustomFirst" />
+                    <doctrine:type name="custom_second" class="Acme\HelloBundle\Type\CustomSecond" />
                 </doctrine:dbal>
             </doctrine:config>
         </container>
@@ -121,12 +119,9 @@ mapping types, read Doctrine's `Custom Mapping Types`_ section of their document
         // app/config/config.php
         $container->loadFromExtension('doctrine', array(
             'dbal' => array(
-                'connections' => array(
-                    'default' => array(
-                        'mapping_types' => array(
-                            'enum'  => 'string',
-                        ),
-                    ),
+                'types' => array(
+                    'custom_first'  => 'Acme\HelloBundle\Type\CustomFirst',
+                    'custom_second' => 'Acme\HelloBundle\Type\CustomSecond',
                 ),
             ),
         ));
@@ -165,8 +160,10 @@ mapping type:
 
             <doctrine:config>
                 <doctrine:dbal>
-                    <doctrine:type name="custom_first" class="Acme\HelloBundle\Type\CustomFirst" />
-                    <doctrine:type name="custom_second" class="Acme\HelloBundle\Type\CustomSecond" />
+                <doctrine:dbal default-connection="default">
+                    <doctrine:connection>
+                        <doctrine:mapping-type name="enum">string</doctrine:mapping-type>
+                    </doctrine:connection>
                 </doctrine:dbal>
             </doctrine:config>
         </container>
@@ -176,9 +173,12 @@ mapping type:
         // app/config/config.php
         $container->loadFromExtension('doctrine', array(
             'dbal' => array(
-                'types' => array(
-                    'custom_first'  => 'Acme\HelloBundle\Type\CustomFirst',
-                    'custom_second' => 'Acme\HelloBundle\Type\CustomSecond',
+                'connections' => array(
+                    'default' => array(
+                        'mapping_types' => array(
+                            'enum'  => 'string',
+                        ),
+                    ),
                 ),
             ),
         ));