diff --git a/homeassistant/components/template/strings.json b/homeassistant/components/template/strings.json
index 96c8435c25c..200b323d377 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/template/strings.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/template/strings.json
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@
         "data_description": {
           "device_id": "[%key:component::template::common::device_id_description%]",
           "state": "[%key:component::template::config::step::sensor::data_description::state%]",
-          "unit_of_measurement": "[%key:component::template::config::step::sensor::data_description::state%]"
+          "unit_of_measurement": "[%key:component::template::config::step::sensor::data_description::unit_of_measurement%]"
         },
         "sections": {
           "advanced_options": {