diff --git a/internal/ingress/controller/config/config.go b/internal/ingress/controller/config/config.go
index 345ce89b4..2ee7923b7 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/controller/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/controller/config/config.go
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ type Configuration struct {
 
 	// DatadogSampleRate specifies sample rate for any traces created.
 	// Default: use a dynamic rate instead
-	DatadogSampleRate *float32 `json:"datadog-sample-rate",omitempty`
+	DatadogSampleRate *float32 `json:"datadog-sample-rate,omitempty"`
 
 	// MainSnippet adds custom configuration to the main section of the nginx configuration
 	MainSnippet string `json:"main-snippet"`