diff --git a/source/_docs/mqtt/discovery.markdown b/source/_docs/mqtt/discovery.markdown
index 07b68640113..f1d34024224 100644
--- a/source/_docs/mqtt/discovery.markdown
+++ b/source/_docs/mqtt/discovery.markdown
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ $ mosquitto_pub -h 127.0.0.1 -p 1883 -t "homeassistant/switch/irrigation/set" -m
 Setting up a sensor with multiple measurement values requires multiple consecutive configuration topic submissions.
 
 - Configuration topic no1: `homeassistant/sensor/sensorBedroomT/config`
-- Configuration payload no1: `{"device_class": "sensor", "name": "Temperature", "state_topic": "homeassistant/sensor/sensorBedroom/state", "unit_of_measurement": "°C", "value_template": "{{ value_json.temperature}}" }`
+- Configuration payload no1: `{"device_class": "sensor", "name": "Temperature", "state_topic": "homeassistant/sensor/sensorBedroom/state", "unit_of_measurement": "°C", "value_template": "{% raw %}{{ value_json.temperature}}{% endraw %}" }`
 - Configuration topic no2: `homeassistant/sensor/sensorBedroomH/config`
-- Configuration payload no2: `{"device_class": "sensor", "name": "Humidity", "state_topic": "homeassistant/sensor/sensorBedroom/state", "unit_of_measurement": "%", "value_template": "{{ value_json.humidity}}" }`
+- Configuration payload no2: `{"device_class": "sensor", "name": "Humidity", "state_topic": "homeassistant/sensor/sensorBedroom/state", "unit_of_measurement": "%", "value_template": "{% raw %}{{ value_json.humidity}}{% endraw %}" }`
 - Common state payload: `{ "temperature": 23.20, "humidity": 43.70 }`