diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index ee34ec2..2c997d2 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ v1.10.4 (27th Sep 2013)
 * #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 231da8d..a1a90e8 100755
--- a/demos/demo_simple.py
+++ b/demos/demo_simple.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ password = getpass.getpass('Password for %s@%s: ' % (username, hostname))
 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()