diff --git a/install/tpl/helo_access.master b/install/tpl/helo_access.master
index 796c3ed52abc04e4421ef2f970335cc258fd775f..a0ca138738e463c42a7b167c7f5e716d6bf6e462 100644
--- a/install/tpl/helo_access.master
+++ b/install/tpl/helo_access.master
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # be sure to list your own hostname(s), domain(s) and IP address(es) here
 
 # Reject others identifying with this machine's hostnames and IP addresses
-/^{myhostname}$/  REJECT
+/^{$myhostname}$/  REJECT
 #/^((smtp|mx|mail)\.domain1\.com$/	REJECT
 #/^mail\.domain2\.com$/		REJECT