diff --git a/heka/files/input/logstreamer.toml b/heka/files/input/logstreamer.toml
index dcbaa2b..c36206f 100644
--- a/heka/files/input/logstreamer.toml
+++ b/heka/files/input/logstreamer.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 type = "LogstreamerInput"
 log_directory = "{{ values.log_directory }}"
 file_match = '{{ values.file_match }}'
-priority = "{{ values.priority }}"
+priority = {{ values.priority }}
 
 decoder = "{{ values.decoder }}_decoder"