diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index d1f1e3967b10354e5b0f9e6a924c7366af7ae54f_TkVXUw==..c380104a242373b21f049b3c341dcf5b850ded16_TkVXUw== 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@
 * #179: Fix a missing variable causing errors when an ssh_config file has a
   non-default AddressFamily set. Thanks to Ed Marshall & Tomaz Muraus for catch
   & patch.
+* #200: Fix an exception-causing typo in `demo_simple.py`. Thanks to Alex
+  Buchanan for catch & Dave Foster for patch.
 
 v1.11.1 (20th Sep 2013)
 -----------------------
diff --git a/demos/demo_simple.py b/demos/demo_simple.py
index d1f1e3967b10354e5b0f9e6a924c7366af7ae54f_ZGVtb3MvZGVtb19zaW1wbGUucHk=..c380104a242373b21f049b3c341dcf5b850ded16_ZGVtb3MvZGVtb19zaW1wbGUucHk= 100755
--- a/demos/demo_simple.py
+++ b/demos/demo_simple.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 try:
     client = paramiko.SSHClient()
     client.load_system_host_keys()
-    client.set_missing_host_key_policy(paramiko.WarningPolicy)
+    client.set_missing_host_key_policy(paramiko.WarningPolicy())
     print '*** Connecting...'
     client.connect(hostname, port, username, password)
     chan = client.invoke_shell()