diff --git a/src/user-guide/examples/index.rst b/src/user-guide/examples/index.rst
index d784275ff1..635d524e61 100644
--- a/src/user-guide/examples/index.rst
+++ b/src/user-guide/examples/index.rst
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Examples
 These examples cover some of the main patterns for implementing Cylc workflows.
 
 .. toctree::
+   :maxdepth: 1
    :glob:
 
    */index