diff --git a/jc3mpserverconfig.json b/jc3mpserverconfig.json
index 876a6d8..0890a74 100644
--- a/jc3mpserverconfig.json
+++ b/jc3mpserverconfig.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "announce": {{announce}},
   "description": "{{description}}",
-  "host": {{hostip}},
+  "host": "{{hostip}}",
   "httpPort": {{hport}},
   "logLevel": 7,
   "logo": "",