diff --git a/changelogs/server_server/newsfragments/2510 b/changelogs/server_server/newsfragments/2510
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c9cf10be
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+++ b/changelogs/server_server/newsfragments/2510
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix typo in Request Authentication python example
diff --git a/specification/server_server_api.rst b/specification/server_server_api.rst
index f0a9a563..655a8cfc 100644
--- a/specification/server_server_api.rst
+++ b/specification/server_server_api.rst
@@ -316,8 +316,8 @@ Example python code:
              "destination": destination_name,
         }
 
-        if content_json is not None:
-            request["content"] = content
+        if content is not None:
+            request_json["content"] = content
 
         signed_json = sign_json(request_json, origin_name, origin_signing_key)