diff --git a/docs/resources/rediscloud_essentials_database.md b/docs/resources/rediscloud_essentials_database.md
index f91bd476..5b1f585b 100644
--- a/docs/resources/rediscloud_essentials_database.md
+++ b/docs/resources/rediscloud_essentials_database.md
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ The following arguments are supported:
 
 * `subscription_id` - (Required) The ID of the subscription to create the database in. **Modifying this attribute will force creation of a new resource.**
 * `name` - (Required) A meaningful name to identify the database.
+* `protocol` - (Optional) Database protocol. Either: 'redis', 'memcached' or 'stack'. Default: 'stack'.
 * `resp_version` - (Optional) RESP version must be compatible with the Redis version.
 * `data_persistence` - (Required) Rate of database data persistence (in persistent storage). Either: 'none', 'aof-every-1-second', 'aof-every-write', 'snapshot-every-1-hour', 'snapshot-every-6-hours' or 'snapshot-every-12-hours'.
 * `data_eviction` - (Optional) Data items eviction method. Either: 'allkeys-lru', 'allkeys-lfu', 'allkeys-random', 'volatile-lru', 'volatile-lfu', 'volatile-random', 'volatile-ttl' or 'noeviction'. Default: 'volatile-lru'.
@@ -66,7 +67,6 @@ The following arguments are supported:
 * `modules` - (Optional) A list of modules objects, documented below. **Modifying this attribute will force creation of a new resource.**
 * `enable_payg_features` - (Optional) Whether to enable features restricted to Pay-As-You-Go legacy databases. It is not supported for new databases. Default `false`.
 * `memory_limit_in_gb` - (Optional) **Only used with Pay-As-You-Go databases.** Maximum memory usage for the database.
-* `protocol` - (Optional) **Only used with Pay-As-You-Go databases.** The protocol that will be used to access the database. Either ‘redis’, 'memcached’ or 'stack').
 * `support_oss_cluster_api` - (Optional) **Only used with Pay-As-You-Go databases.** Support Redis open-source (OSS) Cluster API. Default `false`.
 * `external_endpoint_for_oss_cluster_api` - (Optional) **Only used with Pay-As-You-Go databases.** Should use the external endpoint for open-source (OSS) Cluster API. Default `false`.
 * `enable_database_clustering` - (Optional) **Only used with Pay-As-You-Go databases.** Distributes database data to different cloud instances. Default `false`.
diff --git a/provider/resource_rediscloud_essentials_database.go b/provider/resource_rediscloud_essentials_database.go
index a2a11d69..adc95bc2 100644
--- a/provider/resource_rediscloud_essentials_database.go
+++ b/provider/resource_rediscloud_essentials_database.go
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func resourceRedisCloudEssentialsDatabase() *schema.Resource {
 				ValidateDiagFunc: validation.ToDiagFunc(validation.StringLenBetween(0, 40)),
 			},
 			"protocol": {
-				Description:      "The protocol that will be used to access the database, (either ‘redis’, 'memcached’ or 'stack')",
+				Description:      "The protocol that will be used to access the database, (either 'redis', 'memcached' or 'stack')",
 				Type:             schema.TypeString,
 				ValidateDiagFunc: validation.ToDiagFunc(validation.StringInSlice(fixedDatabases.ProtocolValues(), false)),
 				Optional:         true,