diff --git a/src/analogsensor.cpp b/src/analogsensor.cpp
index 0059c29a1..ffb02bb7c 100644
--- a/src/analogsensor.cpp
+++ b/src/analogsensor.cpp
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ void AnalogSensor::publish_values(const bool force) {
                 StaticJsonDocument<EMSESP_JSON_SIZE_MEDIUM> config;
 
                 char stat_t[50];
-                snprintf(stat_t, sizeof(stat_t), "%s/analogsensor_data", Mqtt::base().c_str());
+                snprintf(stat_t, sizeof(stat_t), "%s/analogsensor_data", Mqtt::base().c_str()); // use base path
                 config["stat_t"] = stat_t;
 
                 char str[50];
diff --git a/src/dallassensor.cpp b/src/dallassensor.cpp
index 15b55ddad..d58f22d7c 100644
--- a/src/dallassensor.cpp
+++ b/src/dallassensor.cpp
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ void DallasSensor::publish_values(const bool force) {
                 config["dev_cla"] = "temperature";
 
                 char stat_t[50];
-                snprintf(stat_t, sizeof(stat_t), "%s/dallassensor_data", Mqtt::base().c_str());
+                snprintf(stat_t, sizeof(stat_t), "%s/dallassensor_data", Mqtt::base().c_str()); // use base path
                 config["stat_t"] = stat_t;
 
                 config["unit_of_meas"] = EMSdevice::uom_to_string(DeviceValueUOM::DEGREES);