diff --git a/library/Director/IcingaConfig/IcingaConfig.php b/library/Director/IcingaConfig/IcingaConfig.php
index 8b26bfc7..09e36226 100644
--- a/library/Director/IcingaConfig/IcingaConfig.php
+++ b/library/Director/IcingaConfig/IcingaConfig.php
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ class IcingaConfig
             '
 apply Service for (title => params in host.vars["%s"]) {
 
-  override = host.vars["%s_vars"][title]
+  var override = host.vars["%s_vars"][title]
 
   if (typeof(params["templates"]) in [Array, String]) {
     import params["templates"]