diff --git a/homeassistant/components/totalconnect/config_flow.py b/homeassistant/components/totalconnect/config_flow.py
index 122b1ad88b4..8f39346f47e 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/totalconnect/config_flow.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/totalconnect/config_flow.py
@@ -65,10 +65,10 @@ class TotalConnectConfigFlow(config_entries.ConfigFlow, domain=DOMAIN):
                 if self.usercodes[location_id] is None:
                     valid = await self.hass.async_add_executor_job(
                         self.client.locations[location_id].set_usercode,
-                        user_entry[CONF_LOCATION],
+                        user_entry[CONF_USERCODES],
                     )
                     if valid:
-                        self.usercodes[location_id] = user_entry[CONF_LOCATION]
+                        self.usercodes[location_id] = user_entry[CONF_USERCODES]
                     else:
                         errors[CONF_LOCATION] = "usercode"
                     break
@@ -93,12 +93,14 @@ class TotalConnectConfigFlow(config_entries.ConfigFlow, domain=DOMAIN):
 
         # show the next location that needs a usercode
         location_codes = {}
+        location_for_user = ""
         for location_id in self.usercodes:
             if self.usercodes[location_id] is None:
+                location_for_user = location_id
                 location_codes[
                     vol.Required(
-                        CONF_LOCATION,
-                        default=location_id,
+                        CONF_USERCODES,
+                        default="0000",
                     )
                 ] = str
                 break
@@ -108,7 +110,7 @@ class TotalConnectConfigFlow(config_entries.ConfigFlow, domain=DOMAIN):
             step_id="locations",
             data_schema=data_schema,
             errors=errors,
-            description_placeholders={"base": "description"},
+            description_placeholders={"location_id": location_for_user},
         )
 
     async def async_step_reauth(self, config):
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/totalconnect/strings.json b/homeassistant/components/totalconnect/strings.json
index f284e4b86da..5c32d19b348 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/totalconnect/strings.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/totalconnect/strings.json
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
       },
       "locations": {
         "title": "Location Usercodes",
-        "description": "Enter the usercode for this user at this location",
+        "description": "Enter the usercode for this user at location {location_id}",
         "data": {
-          "location": "[%key:common::config_flow::data::location%]"
+          "usercode": "Usercode"
         }
       },
       "reauth_confirm": {
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/totalconnect/translations/en.json b/homeassistant/components/totalconnect/translations/en.json
index 5071e623701..02ea1bfccbd 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/totalconnect/translations/en.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/totalconnect/translations/en.json
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@
         "step": {
             "locations": {
                 "data": {
-                    "location": "Location"
+                    "usercode": "Usercode"
                 },
-                "description": "Enter the usercode for this user at this location",
+                "description": "Enter the usercode for this user at location {location_id}",
                 "title": "Location Usercodes"
             },
             "reauth_confirm": {
diff --git a/tests/components/totalconnect/test_config_flow.py b/tests/components/totalconnect/test_config_flow.py
index 2f89beab0e0..3751abfc361 100644
--- a/tests/components/totalconnect/test_config_flow.py
+++ b/tests/components/totalconnect/test_config_flow.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
 from homeassistant import data_entry_flow
-from homeassistant.components.totalconnect.const import CONF_LOCATION, DOMAIN
+from homeassistant.components.totalconnect.const import CONF_USERCODES, DOMAIN
 from homeassistant.config_entries import SOURCE_REAUTH, SOURCE_USER
 from homeassistant.const import CONF_PASSWORD
 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ async def test_user_show_locations(hass):
         # user enters an invalid usercode
         result2 = await hass.config_entries.flow.async_configure(
             result["flow_id"],
-            user_input={CONF_LOCATION: "bad"},
+            user_input={CONF_USERCODES: "bad"},
         )
         assert result2["type"] == data_entry_flow.RESULT_TYPE_FORM
         assert result2["step_id"] == "locations"
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ async def test_user_show_locations(hass):
         # user enters a valid usercode
         result3 = await hass.config_entries.flow.async_configure(
             result2["flow_id"],
-            user_input={CONF_LOCATION: "7890"},
+            user_input={CONF_USERCODES: "7890"},
         )
         assert result3["type"] == data_entry_flow.RESULT_TYPE_CREATE_ENTRY
         # client should have sent another request to validate usercode