diff --git a/docs/database.rst b/docs/database.rst
index cc90def3..1b01e0b3 100644
--- a/docs/database.rst
+++ b/docs/database.rst
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ information.
 
 .. testcode::
 
-    from arango import ArangoClient
+    from arango import ArangoClient, Request
 
     # Initialize the ArangoDB client.
     client = ArangoClient()
@@ -50,6 +50,13 @@ information.
     # Make sure that user "jane" has read and write permissions.
     sys_db.update_permission(username='jane', permission='rw', database='test')
 
+    # Example of a custom request
+    request = Request(
+        method="get",
+        endpoint="/_api/version",
+    )
+    response = db.request(request)
+
     # Retrieve various database and server information.
     db.name
     db.username
diff --git a/tests/test_database.py b/tests/test_database.py
index d572ec5b..eebe6324 100644
--- a/tests/test_database.py
+++ b/tests/test_database.py
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ def test_database_misc_methods(client, sys_db, db, bad_db, cluster, secret, db_v
         method="get",
         endpoint="/_api/version",
     )
-    response = sys_db.request(request)
+    response = db.request(request)
     assert "version" in response.body