diff --git a/doc/user_guide/datamodels.md b/doc/user_guide/datamodels.md
index 593735c6d..cded00e0b 100644
--- a/doc/user_guide/datamodels.md
+++ b/doc/user_guide/datamodels.md
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ properties:
   name_of_property1:
     description: What is this property
     type: ref # Can be any on string, float, double, int, ref ....
-    unit: unit # can be ommitted, not relevant with type ref
+    unit: unit  # Can be ommitted if the property has no unit
     shape: [name_of_dimension]  # Can be omitted if the property is a scalar
     $ref:  http://namespace/version/name_of_referenceddatamodel # only if type is ref
 ```