diff --git a/heka/files/decoder/payloadregex.toml b/heka/files/decoder/payloadregex.toml
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+[Payloadregex]
+type = "PayloadRegexDecoder"
+match_regex = "{{ values.match_regex }}"
+timestamp_layout = "{{ values.timestamp_layout }}"
+