diff --git a/website/docs/r/dms_certificate.html.markdown b/website/docs/r/dms_certificate.html.markdown
index 51774c19e3e5..51f9cd71453f 100644
--- a/website/docs/r/dms_certificate.html.markdown
+++ b/website/docs/r/dms_certificate.html.markdown
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ In addition to all arguments above, the following attributes are exported:
 
 ## Import
 
-Certificates can be imported using the `certificate_arn`, e.g.
+Certificates can be imported using the `certificate_id`, e.g.
 
 ```
-$ terraform import aws_dms_certificate.test arn:aws:dms:us-west-2:123456789:cert:xxxxxxxxxx
+$ terraform import aws_dms_certificate.test test-dms-certificate-tf
 ```