diff --git a/heka/files/output/amqp.toml b/heka/files/output/amqp.toml
index 17c0fb6..fcc339e 100644
--- a/heka/files/output/amqp.toml
+++ b/heka/files/output/amqp.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 use_framing = true
 encoder = "{{ values.encoder }}"
 
-[AMQPOutput.retries]
+[AMQPOutput_{{ name }}.retries]
 max_delay = "30s"
 delay = "250ms"
 max_retries = 5