diff --git a/roles/nagios_server/files/nagios/escalations.cfg b/roles/nagios_server/files/nagios/escalations.cfg
index 2ceb7fb760..f5561fc491 100644
--- a/roles/nagios_server/files/nagios/escalations.cfg
+++ b/roles/nagios_server/files/nagios/escalations.cfg
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ define hostescalation{
 	last_notification	0
 	notification_interval	60
 	escalation_period	24x7
-	escalation_options	[d,u,r]
+	escalation_options	d,u,r
 }
 
 
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@ define serviceescalation{
 	last_notification	0
 	notification_interval	60
 	escalation_period	24x7
-	escalation_options	[w,u,c,r]
+	escalation_options	w,u,c,r
 }