diff --git a/plugins/inputs/modbus/README.md b/plugins/inputs/modbus/README.md
index 9983d84e2..ce0e59764 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/modbus/README.md
+++ b/plugins/inputs/modbus/README.md
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ See the [CONFIGURATION.md][CONFIGURATION.md] for more details.
       { register="coil",    address=1, name="status_ok"},
       { register="holding", address=0, name="voltage",      type="INT16"   },
       { address=1, name="current",      type="INT32",   scale=0.001 },
-      { address=5, name="energy",       type="FLOAT32", scale=0.001,},
+      { address=5, name="energy",       type="FLOAT32", scale=0.001 },
       { address=7, name="frequency",    type="UINT32",  scale=0.1   },
       { address=8, name="power_factor", type="INT64",   scale=0.01  },
       { address=9, name="firmware",     type="STRING",  length=8    },
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/modbus/sample_metric.conf b/plugins/inputs/modbus/sample_metric.conf
index 5eb10979b..8f0de7aa6 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/modbus/sample_metric.conf
+++ b/plugins/inputs/modbus/sample_metric.conf
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
       { register="coil",    address=1, name="status_ok"},
       { register="holding", address=0, name="voltage",      type="INT16"   },
       { address=1, name="current",      type="INT32",   scale=0.001 },
-      { address=5, name="energy",       type="FLOAT32", scale=0.001,},
+      { address=5, name="energy",       type="FLOAT32", scale=0.001 },
       { address=7, name="frequency",    type="UINT32",  scale=0.1   },
       { address=8, name="power_factor", type="INT64",   scale=0.01  },
       { address=9, name="firmware",     type="STRING",  length=8    },