diff --git a/validation/severity.rst b/validation/severity.rst
index 9f3142eb8e4..b10d95ec5c0 100644
--- a/validation/severity.rst
+++ b/validation/severity.rst
@@ -155,8 +155,8 @@ so that the severity is added as an additional HTML class:
         {%- if errors|length > 0 -%}
         <ul>
             {%- for error in errors -%}
-                {% if error.cause.constraint.payload.severity is defined %}
-                    {% set severity = error.cause.constraint.payload.severity %}
+                {% if error.constraint.payload.severity is defined %}
+                    {% set severity = error.constraint.payload.severity %}
                 {% endif %}
                 <li{% if severity is defined %} class="{{ severity }}"{% endif %}>{{ error.message }}</li>
             {%- endfor -%}