diff --git a/jenkins_jobs/modules/publishers.py b/jenkins_jobs/modules/publishers.py
index c16d1c919..c4e060d75 100644
--- a/jenkins_jobs/modules/publishers.py
+++ b/jenkins_jobs/modules/publishers.py
@@ -2736,25 +2736,9 @@ def ircbot(parser, xml_parent, data):
             * **only-configurations** (default)
             * **only-parent**
 
-    Example::
-
-      publishers:
-        - ircbot:
-            strategy: all
-            notify-start: false
-            notify-committers: false
-            notify-culprits: false
-            notify-upstream: false
-            notify-fixers: false
-            message-type: summary-scm
-            channels:
-                - name: '#jenkins-channel1'
-                  password: secrete
-                  notify-only: false
-                - name: '#jenkins-channel2'
-                  notify-only: true
-            matrix-notifier: only-configurations
+    Example:
 
+    .. literalinclude:: /../../tests/publishers/fixtures/ircbot001.yaml
     """
     top = XML.SubElement(xml_parent, 'hudson.plugins.ircbot.IrcPublisher')
     message_dict = {'summary-scm': 'DefaultBuildToChatNotifier',
@@ -2801,7 +2785,7 @@ def ircbot(parser, xml_parent, data):
     matrix_dict = {'all': 'ALL',
                    'only-configurations': 'ONLY_CONFIGURATIONS',
                    'only-parent': 'ONLY_PARENT'}
-    matrix = data.get('matrix-notifier', 'only_configurations')
+    matrix = data.get('matrix-notifier', 'only-configurations')
     if matrix not in matrix_dict:
         raise JenkinsJobsException("matrix-notifier entered is not valid, "
                                    "must be one of: %s" %
diff --git a/tests/publishers/fixtures/ircbot001.xml b/tests/publishers/fixtures/ircbot001.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ccc6b0c6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/publishers/fixtures/ircbot001.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<project>
+  <publishers>
+     <hudson.plugins.ircbot.IrcPublisher>
+       <buildToChatNotifier class="hudson.plugins.im.build_notify.DefaultBuildToChatNotifier"/>
+       <strategy>ALL</strategy>
+       <targets>
+         <hudson.plugins.im.GroupChatIMMessageTarget>
+           <name>#jenkins-channel1</name>
+           <password>secrete</password>
+           <notificationOnly>false</notificationOnly>
+         </hudson.plugins.im.GroupChatIMMessageTarget>
+         <hudson.plugins.im.GroupChatIMMessageTarget>
+           <name>#jenkins-channel2</name>
+           <password/>
+           <notificationOnly>true</notificationOnly>
+         </hudson.plugins.im.GroupChatIMMessageTarget>
+       </targets>
+       <notifyOnBuildStart>false</notifyOnBuildStart>
+       <notifySuspects>false</notifySuspects>
+       <notifyCulprits>false</notifyCulprits>
+       <notifyFixers>false</notifyFixers>
+       <notifyUpstreamCommitters>false</notifyUpstreamCommitters>
+       <matrixMultiplier>ONLY_CONFIGURATIONS</matrixMultiplier>
+     </hudson.plugins.ircbot.IrcPublisher>
+  </publishers>
+</project>
diff --git a/tests/publishers/fixtures/ircbot001.yaml b/tests/publishers/fixtures/ircbot001.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..faf4d7247
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/publishers/fixtures/ircbot001.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+publishers:
+  - ircbot:
+      strategy: all
+      notify-start: false
+      notify-committers: false
+      notify-culprits: false
+      notify-upstream: false
+      notify-fixers: false
+      message-type: summary-scm
+      channels:
+          - name: '#jenkins-channel1'
+            password: secrete
+            notify-only: false
+          - name: '#jenkins-channel2'
+            notify-only: true
+      matrix-notifier: only-configurations
diff --git a/tests/publishers/fixtures/ircbot002.xml b/tests/publishers/fixtures/ircbot002.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..03662ae14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/publishers/fixtures/ircbot002.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<project>
+  <publishers>
+     <hudson.plugins.ircbot.IrcPublisher>
+       <buildToChatNotifier class="hudson.plugins.im.build_notify.DefaultBuildToChatNotifier"/>
+       <strategy>ALL</strategy>
+       <targets>
+         <hudson.plugins.im.GroupChatIMMessageTarget>
+           <name>#jenkins-channel</name>
+           <password/>
+           <notificationOnly>true</notificationOnly>
+         </hudson.plugins.im.GroupChatIMMessageTarget>
+       </targets>
+       <notifyOnBuildStart>false</notifyOnBuildStart>
+       <notifySuspects>false</notifySuspects>
+       <notifyCulprits>false</notifyCulprits>
+       <notifyFixers>false</notifyFixers>
+       <notifyUpstreamCommitters>false</notifyUpstreamCommitters>
+       <matrixMultiplier>ONLY_CONFIGURATIONS</matrixMultiplier>
+     </hudson.plugins.ircbot.IrcPublisher>
+  </publishers>
+</project>
diff --git a/tests/publishers/fixtures/ircbot002.yaml b/tests/publishers/fixtures/ircbot002.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6d56a36a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/publishers/fixtures/ircbot002.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+publishers:
+  - ircbot:
+      channels:
+          - name: '#jenkins-channel'
+            notify-only: true