diff --git a/roles/nagios_client/templates/check_fedmsg_gateway_proc.cfg.j2 b/roles/nagios_client/templates/check_fedmsg_gateway_proc.cfg.j2
index ce9e04081f..19596dd864 100644
--- a/roles/nagios_client/templates/check_fedmsg_gateway_proc.cfg.j2
+++ b/roles/nagios_client/templates/check_fedmsg_gateway_proc.cfg.j2
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-{% if ansible_distribution_major_version|int == 7 and ansible_distribution is "RedHat" %}
+{% if ansible_distribution_major_version == "7" and ansible_distribution is "RedHat" %}
 command[check_fedmsg_gateway_proc]={{ libdir }}/nagios/plugins/check_procs -c 1:1 -C 'fedmsg-gateway' -u fedmsg
 {% elif ansible_distribution_major_version|int < 30 and ansible_distribution is "Fedora" %}
 command[check_fedmsg_gateway_proc]={{ libdir }}/nagios/plugins/check_procs -c 1:1 -C 'fedmsg-gateway' -u fedmsg
-{% elif ansible_distribution_major_version|int == 8 and ansible_distribution is "RedHat" %}
+{% elif ansible_distribution_major_version == "8" and ansible_distribution is "RedHat" %}
 command[check_fedmsg_gateway_proc]={{ libdir }}/nagios/plugins/check_procs -c 1:1 -C 'fedmsg-gateway-3' -u fedmsg
 {% elif ansible_distribution_major_version|int >= 30 and ansible_distribution is "Fedora" %}
 command[check_fedmsg_gateway_proc]={{ libdir }}/nagios/plugins/check_procs -c 1:1 -C 'fedmsg-gateway-3' -u fedmsg