diff --git a/source/_integrations/folder_watcher.markdown b/source/_integrations/folder_watcher.markdown
index 533b80ed1df..97788e9ffa3 100644
--- a/source/_integrations/folder_watcher.markdown
+++ b/source/_integrations/folder_watcher.markdown
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ folder:
 patterns:
   description: Pattern matching to apply
   required: false
-  default: "*"
+  default: "`*`"
   type: string
 {% endconfiguration %}