diff --git a/metadata-ingestion/README.md b/metadata-ingestion/README.md
index e747a12595..b4ed7e22be 100644
--- a/metadata-ingestion/README.md
+++ b/metadata-ingestion/README.md
@@ -494,7 +494,8 @@ Note that the file source can read files generated by this sink.
 ```yml
 sink:
   type: file
-  filename: ./path/to/mce/file.json
+  config:
+    filename: ./path/to/mce/file.json
 ```
 
 ## Using as a library