diff --git a/xep-0047.xml b/xep-0047.xml
index 6a12ebc2..fb73d35f 100644
--- a/xep-0047.xml
+++ b/xep-0047.xml
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
 <iq from='juliet@capulet.com/balcony'
     id='jn3h8g65'
     to='romeo@montague.net/orchard'
-    type='error'/>
+    type='error'>
   <error type='cancel'>
     <service-unavailable xmlns='urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:xmpp-stanzas'/>
   </error>
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
 <iq from='juliet@capulet.com/balcony'
     id='jn3h8g65'
     to='romeo@montague.net/orchard'
-    type='error'/>
+    type='error'>
   <error type='modify'>
     <resource-constraint xmlns='urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:xmpp-stanzas'/>
   </error>
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@
 <iq from='juliet@capulet.com/balcony'
     id='jn3h8g65'
     to='romeo@montague.net/orchard'
-    type='error'/>
+    type='error'>
   <error type='cancel'>
     <not-acceptable xmlns='urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:xmpp-stanzas'/>
   </error>