diff --git a/templates/ecs.j2 b/templates/ecs.j2
index a7d8455..27544e5 100644
--- a/templates/ecs.j2
+++ b/templates/ecs.j2
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ ECS_LOGFILE=/log/ecs-agent.log
 ECS_AVAILABLE_LOGGING_DRIVERS={{ ubuntu_ecs_agent_logging_drivers | to_json }}
 ECS_DATADIR={{ ubuntu_ecs_agent_data_path }}
 ECS_LOGLEVEL={{ ubuntu_ecs_agent_loglevel }}
-ECS_CLUSTER="{{ ubuntu_ecs_agent_cluster_name }}"
+ECS_CLUSTER={{ ubuntu_ecs_agent_cluster_name }}
 ECS_ENABLE_TASK_IAM_ROLE={{ ubuntu_ecs_agent_enable_iam_role | to_json }}
 ECS_ENABLE_TASK_IAM_ROLE_NETWORK_HOST={{ ubuntu_ecs_agent_enable_task_iam_role_network_host | to_json }}
 ECS_RESERVED_PORTS={{ ubuntu_ecs_agent_reserved_ports }}