diff --git a/extensions/mssql/snippets/mssql.json b/extensions/mssql/snippets/mssql.json
index 873905767d..3300b6980c 100644
--- a/extensions/mssql/snippets/mssql.json
+++ b/extensions/mssql/snippets/mssql.json
@@ -173,8 +173,10 @@
 			"\t$5@param2 /*parameter name*/ $6int /*datatype_for_param1*/ = 0 /*default_value_for_param2*/",
 			"-- add more stored procedure parameters here",
 			"AS",
+			"BEGIN",
 			"\t-- body of the stored procedure",
 			"\tSELECT @param1, @param2",
+			"END",
 			"GO",
 			"-- example to execute the stored procedure we just created",
 			"EXECUTE ${2:dbo}.${1:StoredProcedureName} 1 /*value_for_param1*/, 2 /*value_for_param2*/",