diff --git a/etc/telegraf.conf b/etc/telegraf.conf
index ce9732489fcaa..ec5469ae0e683 100644
--- a/etc/telegraf.conf
+++ b/etc/telegraf.conf
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@
 #   # base64_data = false
 #
 #   ## Optional. PubSub attributes to add to metrics.
-#   # [[inputs.pubsub.attributes]]
+#   # [outputs.cloud_pubsub.attributes]
 #   #   my_attr = "tag_value"
 
 
diff --git a/plugins/outputs/cloud_pubsub/README.md b/plugins/outputs/cloud_pubsub/README.md
index 3a4088b61b92e..d3d5e2fe30063 100644
--- a/plugins/outputs/cloud_pubsub/README.md
+++ b/plugins/outputs/cloud_pubsub/README.md
@@ -51,12 +51,12 @@ generate it using `telegraf --usage cloud_pubsub`.
 
   ## Optional. Specifies a timeout for requests to the PubSub API.
   # publish_timeout = "30s"
-  
+
   ## Optional. If true, published PubSub message data will be base64-encoded.
   # base64_data = false
-  
+
   ## Optional. PubSub attributes to add to metrics.
-  # [[inputs.pubsub.attributes]]
+  # [outputs.cloud_pubsub.attributes]
   #   my_attr = "tag_value"
 ```
 
diff --git a/plugins/outputs/cloud_pubsub/pubsub.go b/plugins/outputs/cloud_pubsub/pubsub.go
index 5abb04afbaa6a..826a75e1c1c68 100644
--- a/plugins/outputs/cloud_pubsub/pubsub.go
+++ b/plugins/outputs/cloud_pubsub/pubsub.go
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ const sampleConfig = `
   # base64_data = false
 
   ## Optional. PubSub attributes to add to metrics.
-  # [[inputs.pubsub.attributes]]
+  # [outputs.cloud_pubsub.attributes]
   #   my_attr = "tag_value"
 `