diff --git a/overlays/wwinit/warewulf/config.ww b/overlays/wwinit/warewulf/config.ww
index 2c76692f..0eb98888 100644
--- a/overlays/wwinit/warewulf/config.ww
+++ b/overlays/wwinit/warewulf/config.ww
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ WWIPMI_NETMASK="{{$.IpmiNetmask}}"
 WWIPMI_GATEWAY="{{$.IpmiGateway}}"
 WWIPMI_USER="{{$.IpmiUserName}}"
 WWIPMI_PASSWORD="{{$.IpmiPassword}}"
-WWIPMI_WRITE="{{.$IpmiWrite}}"
+WWIPMI_WRITE="{{$.IpmiWrite}}"