diff --git a/roles/rabbit/queue/tasks/main.yml b/roles/rabbit/queue/tasks/main.yml
index f616dd049c..db91472b85 100644
--- a/roles/rabbit/queue/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/rabbit/queue/tasks/main.yml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
     vhost: "{{ vhost }}"
     auto_delete: no
     durable: yes
-    message_ttl: "{{ message_ttl }}"
+    message_ttl: "{{ message_ttl | int }}"
     state: present
     login_user: admin
     login_password: "{{ (env == 'production')|ternary(rabbitmq_admin_password_production, rabbitmq_admin_password_staging) }}"