diff --git a/docs/en/stack/ml/nlp/ml-nlp-elser.asciidoc b/docs/en/stack/ml/nlp/ml-nlp-elser.asciidoc
index e5a8c2904..fddf4cba0 100644
--- a/docs/en/stack/ml/nlp/ml-nlp-elser.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/en/stack/ml/nlp/ml-nlp-elser.asciidoc
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ following line to the `config/elasticsearch.yml` file:
 +
 --
 ```
-xpack.ml.model_repository: file://${path.home}/config/models/`
+xpack.ml.model_repository: file://${path.home}/config/models/
 ```
 --
 . Repeat step 2 and step 3 on all master-eligible nodes.