diff --git a/source/_components/binary_sensor.mqtt.markdown b/source/_components/binary_sensor.mqtt.markdown
index 84a578189a1..42b94292226 100644
--- a/source/_components/binary_sensor.mqtt.markdown
+++ b/source/_components/binary_sensor.mqtt.markdown
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ device:
       required: false
       type: list, string
     connections:
-      description: 'A list of connections of the device to the outside world as a list of tuples `[connection_type, connection_identifier]`. For example the MAC address of a network interface: `[["mac", "02:5b:26:a8:dc:12"]]`.'
+      description: 'A list of connections of the device to the outside world as a list of tuples `[connection_type, connection_identifier]`. For example the MAC address of a network interface: `"connections": [["mac", "02:5b:26:a8:dc:12"]]`.'
       required: false
       type: list, tuple
     manufacturer: