diff --git a/docs/reference/values.md b/docs/reference/values.md
index 0251333c..8a1aa5de 100644
--- a/docs/reference/values.md
+++ b/docs/reference/values.md
@@ -10,11 +10,12 @@ You can read and write [HTML data attributes](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-U
 <meta data-controller="callout" data-callout-text-value="data-loader-url-value=&quot;/messages&quot;">
 
 ```html
-<div data-controller="loader"
-     data-loader-url-value="/messages">
+<div data-controller="loader" data-loader-url-value="/messages">
 </div>
 ```
 
+As per the given HTML snippet, remember to place the data attributes for values on the same element as the `data-controller` attribute.
+
 <meta data-controller="callout" data-callout-text-value="static values = { url: String }">
 <meta data-controller="callout" data-callout-text-value="this.urlValue">