diff --git a/daprdocs/content/en/developing-applications/building-blocks/state-management/state-store-ttl.md b/daprdocs/content/en/developing-applications/building-blocks/state-management/state-store-ttl.md
index 2f7ecbf26..e5b22d3e0 100644
--- a/daprdocs/content/en/developing-applications/building-blocks/state-management/state-store-ttl.md
+++ b/daprdocs/content/en/developing-applications/building-blocks/state-management/state-store-ttl.md
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ using Dapr.Client;
 
 await client.SaveStateAsync(storeName, stateKeyName, state, metadata: new Dictionary<string, string>() { 
     { 
-        "metadata.ttlInSeconds", "120" 
+        "ttlInSeconds", "120" 
     } 
 });
 ```