diff --git a/components/modbus_controller.rst b/components/modbus_controller.rst
index 88a5fabc0..24d630b5f 100644
--- a/components/modbus_controller.rst
+++ b/components/modbus_controller.rst
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ Configuration variables:
 - **address** (**Required**, :ref:`config-id`): The modbus address of the device
   Specify the modbus device address of the.
 
-- **command_throttle** (*Optional*, int): minimum time in milliseconds between 2 requests to the device. Default is 0ms
+- **command_throttle** (*Optional*, :ref:`config-time`): minimum time in between 2 requests to the device. Default is 0ms
   Because some modbus devices limit the rate of requests the interval between sending requests to the device can be modified.
 
 - **update_interval** (*Optional*, :ref:`config-time`): The interval that the sensors should be checked.