diff --git a/pve-storage-dir.adoc b/pve-storage-dir.adoc
index 4eb8dcd..3367394 100644
--- a/pve-storage-dir.adoc
+++ b/pve-storage-dir.adoc
@@ -57,8 +57,7 @@ in the following format:
  vtype=path
 
 Where `vtype` is one of the allowed content types for the storage, and
-`path` is a path relative to the mountpoint of the storage, preceded
-with /.
+`path` is a path relative to the mountpoint of the storage.
 
 .Configuration Example (`/etc/pve/storage.cfg`)
 ----
@@ -67,7 +66,7 @@ dir: backup
         content backup
         prune-backups keep-last=7
         max-protected-backups 3
-        content-dirs backup=/custom/backup/dir
+        content-dirs backup=custom/backup/dir
 ----
 
 The above configuration defines a storage pool called `backup`. That pool can be