diff --git a/manifests/nagios/resources/resource.pp b/manifests/nagios/resources/resource.pp
index d81f166..127b10a 100644
--- a/manifests/nagios/resources/resource.pp
+++ b/manifests/nagios/resources/resource.pp
@@ -52,16 +52,16 @@ class cd_nagios::nagios::resources::resource (
     # plugins rule
 
     cd_nagios::nagios::resources::resource_df { 'user_rule_plugins':
-      ng_user_arg_name    => "$user1$",
+      ng_user_arg_name    => 'user1',
       ng_user_arg_value   => '/usr/lib64/nagios/plugins',
-      ng_user_arg_comment => "Sets $USER1$ to be the path to the plugins",
+      ng_user_arg_comment => "Sets user1 to be the path to the plugins",
     }
 
     # eventhandlers rule
     cd_nagios::nagios::resources::resource_df { 'user_rule_eventhandlers':
-      ng_user_arg_name    => "$user2$",
+      ng_user_arg_name    => 'user2',
       ng_user_arg_value   => '/usr/lib64/nagios/plugins/eventhandlers',
-      ng_user_arg_comment => "Sets $USER1$ to be the path to the plugins",
+      ng_user_arg_comment => "Sets user2 to be the path to the eventhandlers",
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/templates/nagios/resource_cfg_rule.erb b/templates/nagios/resource_cfg_rule.erb
index 65dab78..f7e1363 100644
--- a/templates/nagios/resource_cfg_rule.erb
+++ b/templates/nagios/resource_cfg_rule.erb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 
 # <%= @ng_user_arg_comment %>
-<%= @ng_user_arg_name %>=<%= @ng_user_arg_value %>
+$<%= @ng_user_arg_name %>$=<%= @ng_user_arg_value %>