diff --git a/source/_components/device_tracker.mqtt.markdown b/source/_components/device_tracker.mqtt.markdown
index 3640b8ad5a4..cf8f006de1f 100644
--- a/source/_components/device_tracker.mqtt.markdown
+++ b/source/_components/device_tracker.mqtt.markdown
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ Example JSON you can publish to the topic (e.g., via mqtt.publish service):
 
 ```json
 {
-  "topic": "/location/paulus",
+  "topic": "location/paulus",
   "payload": "home"
 }
 ```