diff --git a/docs/additional-features/custom-links.md b/docs/additional-features/custom-links.md
index 7c96eba8b..56d67a7be 100644
--- a/docs/additional-features/custom-links.md
+++ b/docs/additional-features/custom-links.md
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Only links which render with non-empty text are included on the page. You can em
 For example, if you only want to display a link for active devices, you could set the link text to
 
 ```
-{% if obj.status == 1 %}View NMS{% endif %}
+{% if obj.status == 'active' %}View NMS{% endif %}
 ```
 
 The link will not appear when viewing a device with any status other than "active."