diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bfede138..8f2a4571 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ You need to add the created operators/nodes to your dataflow YAML file.
 ```yaml
 communication:
   zenoh:
-    prefix: /abc_project
+    prefix: abc_project
 
 nodes:
   - id: op_1
diff --git a/binaries/cli/src/template/c/dataflow-template.yml b/binaries/cli/src/template/c/dataflow-template.yml
index f8165e44..9f50172b 100644
--- a/binaries/cli/src/template/c/dataflow-template.yml
+++ b/binaries/cli/src/template/c/dataflow-template.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 communication:
   zenoh:
-    prefix: /___name___
+    prefix: ___name___
 
 nodes:
   - id: runtime-node_1
diff --git a/binaries/cli/src/template/cxx/dataflow-template.yml b/binaries/cli/src/template/cxx/dataflow-template.yml
index f8165e44..9f50172b 100644
--- a/binaries/cli/src/template/cxx/dataflow-template.yml
+++ b/binaries/cli/src/template/cxx/dataflow-template.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 communication:
   zenoh:
-    prefix: /___name___
+    prefix: ___name___
 
 nodes:
   - id: runtime-node_1
diff --git a/binaries/cli/src/template/python/dataflow-template.yml b/binaries/cli/src/template/python/dataflow-template.yml
index cbbe7e9c..17d5a3ed 100644
--- a/binaries/cli/src/template/python/dataflow-template.yml
+++ b/binaries/cli/src/template/python/dataflow-template.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 communication:
   zenoh:
-    prefix: /___name___
+    prefix: ___name___
 
 nodes:
   - id: op_1
diff --git a/binaries/cli/src/template/rust/dataflow-template.yml b/binaries/cli/src/template/rust/dataflow-template.yml
index 7d0e208a..572d7ef2 100644
--- a/binaries/cli/src/template/rust/dataflow-template.yml
+++ b/binaries/cli/src/template/rust/dataflow-template.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 communication:
   zenoh:
-    prefix: /___name___
+    prefix: ___name___
 
 nodes:
   - id: runtime-node_1
diff --git a/docs/src/dataflow-config.md b/docs/src/dataflow-config.md
index e8b39270..6e733641 100644
--- a/docs/src/dataflow-config.md
+++ b/docs/src/dataflow-config.md
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ The mandatory `communication` key specifies how dora nodes and operators should
   ```yaml
   communication:
     zenoh:
-      prefix: /some-unique-prefix
+      prefix: some-unique-prefix
   ```
 
   The specified `prefix` is added to all pub/sub topics. It is useful for filtering messages (e.g. in a logger) when other applications use `zenoh` in parallel. Dora will extend the given prefix with a newly generated UUID on each run, to ensure that multiple instances of the same dataflow run concurrently without interfering with each other.
diff --git a/examples/benchmark/dataflow.yml b/examples/benchmark/dataflow.yml
index 382a6909..db9abbf8 100644
--- a/examples/benchmark/dataflow.yml
+++ b/examples/benchmark/dataflow.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 communication:
   zenoh:
-    prefix: /benchmark-example
+    prefix: benchmark-example
 
 nodes:
   - id: rust-node
diff --git a/examples/c++-dataflow/dataflow.yml b/examples/c++-dataflow/dataflow.yml
index 7b52ae6d..e46d311b 100644
--- a/examples/c++-dataflow/dataflow.yml
+++ b/examples/c++-dataflow/dataflow.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 communication:
   zenoh:
-    prefix: /example-cxx-dataflow
+    prefix: example-cxx-dataflow
 
 nodes:
   - id: cxx-node-rust-api
diff --git a/examples/c-dataflow/dataflow.yml b/examples/c-dataflow/dataflow.yml
index 1cc144fb..74d35e55 100644
--- a/examples/c-dataflow/dataflow.yml
+++ b/examples/c-dataflow/dataflow.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 communication:
   zenoh:
-    prefix: /example-c-dataflow
+    prefix: example-c-dataflow
 
 nodes:
   - id: c_node
diff --git a/examples/python-dataflow/dataflow.yml b/examples/python-dataflow/dataflow.yml
index b7e574dc..e919dd80 100644
--- a/examples/python-dataflow/dataflow.yml
+++ b/examples/python-dataflow/dataflow.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 communication:
   zenoh:
-    prefix: /example-python-dataflow
+    prefix: example-python-dataflow
 
 nodes:
   - id: webcam
diff --git a/examples/python-dataflow/dataflow_without_webcam.yml b/examples/python-dataflow/dataflow_without_webcam.yml
index 1a5fed05..112c56b6 100644
--- a/examples/python-dataflow/dataflow_without_webcam.yml
+++ b/examples/python-dataflow/dataflow_without_webcam.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 communication:
   zenoh:
-    prefix: /example-python-no-webcam-dataflow
+    prefix: example-python-no-webcam-dataflow
 
 nodes:
   - id: no_webcam
diff --git a/examples/python-operator-dataflow/dataflow.yml b/examples/python-operator-dataflow/dataflow.yml
index 86ac1422..0690fa9e 100644
--- a/examples/python-operator-dataflow/dataflow.yml
+++ b/examples/python-operator-dataflow/dataflow.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 communication:
   zenoh:
-    prefix: /example-python-dataflow
+    prefix: example-python-dataflow
 
 nodes:
   - id: webcam
diff --git a/examples/python-operator-dataflow/dataflow_without_webcam.yml b/examples/python-operator-dataflow/dataflow_without_webcam.yml
index 6b9a00af..873ed272 100644
--- a/examples/python-operator-dataflow/dataflow_without_webcam.yml
+++ b/examples/python-operator-dataflow/dataflow_without_webcam.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 communication:
   zenoh:
-    prefix: /example-python-no-webcam-dataflow
+    prefix: example-python-no-webcam-dataflow
 
 nodes:
   - id: no_webcam
diff --git a/examples/rust-dataflow-url/dataflow.yml b/examples/rust-dataflow-url/dataflow.yml
index d3ad5113..cee4def0 100644
--- a/examples/rust-dataflow-url/dataflow.yml
+++ b/examples/rust-dataflow-url/dataflow.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 communication:
   zenoh:
-    prefix: /example-rust-dataflow
+    prefix: example-rust-dataflow
 
 nodes:
   - id: rust-node
diff --git a/examples/rust-dataflow/dataflow.yml b/examples/rust-dataflow/dataflow.yml
index 838ae154..8e4b8092 100644
--- a/examples/rust-dataflow/dataflow.yml
+++ b/examples/rust-dataflow/dataflow.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 communication:
   zenoh:
-    prefix: /example-rust-dataflow
+    prefix: example-rust-dataflow
 
 daemon_config: Tcp # or Shmem