diff --git a/source/_docs/automation/trigger.markdown b/source/_docs/automation/trigger.markdown
index 124ef453aa4..edccbd457b8 100644
--- a/source/_docs/automation/trigger.markdown
+++ b/source/_docs/automation/trigger.markdown
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ automation:
   trigger:
     platform: numeric_state
     entity_id: sun.sun
-    value_template: "{{ state.attributes.elevation }"
+    value_template: "{{ state.attributes.elevation }}"
     # Can be a positive or negative number
     below: -4.0
   action: