diff --git a/daprdocs/content/en/reference/components-reference/supported-pubsub/setup-inmemory.md b/daprdocs/content/en/reference/components-reference/supported-pubsub/setup-inmemory.md
index 6ce033b3e..add1f9aa3 100644
--- a/daprdocs/content/en/reference/components-reference/supported-pubsub/setup-inmemory.md
+++ b/daprdocs/content/en/reference/components-reference/supported-pubsub/setup-inmemory.md
@@ -20,8 +20,11 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   type: pubsub.in-memory
   version: v1
+  metadata: []
 ```
 
+> Note: in-memory does not require any specific metadata for the component to work, however spec.metadata is a required field.
+
 ## Related links
 - [Basic schema for a Dapr component]({{< ref component-schema >}}) in the Related links section
 - Read [this guide]({{< ref "howto-publish-subscribe.md#step-2-publish-a-topic" >}}) for instructions on configuring pub/sub components