diff --git a/ansible/templates/alerta.conf b/ansible/templates/alerta.conf
index 000a3f1..6df639a 100644
--- a/ansible/templates/alerta.conf
+++ b/ansible/templates/alerta.conf
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@ endpoint = http://localhost:8080/api
 timezone = Europe/London
 
 [alerta-mailer]
-key = "{{ alerta_mailer_api_key }}"
-mail_to = "{{ mail_to }}"
-mail_from = "{{ mail_from }}"
+key = {{ alerta_mailer_api_key }}
+mail_to = {{ mail_to }}
+mail_from = {{ mail_from }}
 amqp_url = redis://localhost:6379/
 dashboard_url = http://localhost:8000
-smtp_username = "{{ smtp_username }}"
-smtp_password = "{{ smtp_passwd }}"
+smtp_username = {{ smtp_username }}
+smtp_password = {{ smtp_passwd }}
 smtp_use_ssl = False
 debug = True
 skip_mta = False