diff --git a/attributes/monit.rb b/attributes/monit.rb
index 6bbfa04..a6bd549 100644
--- a/attributes/monit.rb
+++ b/attributes/monit.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-default.riak.monit.process_matching = "/usr/lib/riak/erts-5.8.5/bin/beam.smp"
-default.riak.monit.start_program = "/usr/sbin/riak"
-default.riak.monit.http_host = "localhost"
-default.riak.monit.http_port = "8098"
+default['riak']['monit']['process_matching'] = "/usr/lib/riak/erts-5.8.5/bin/beam.smp"
+default['riak']['monit']['start_program'] = "/usr/sbin/riak"
+default['riak']['monit']['http_host'] = "localhost"
+default['riak']['monit']['http_port'] = "8098"
diff --git a/recipes/monit.rb b/recipes/monit.rb
index 492839e..28786a1 100644
--- a/recipes/monit.rb
+++ b/recipes/monit.rb
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
 
 monitrc "riak" do
   variables(
-    :process_matching => node[:riak][:monit][:process_matching],
-    :start_program => node[:riak][:monit][:start_program],
-    :http_host => node[:riak][:monit][:http_host],
-    :http_port => node[:riak][:monit][:http_port]
+    :process_matching => node['riak']['monit']['process_matching'],
+    :start_program => node['riak']['monit']['start_program'],
+    :http_host => node['riak']['monit']['http_host'],
+    :http_port => node['riak']['monit']['http_port']
   )
   template_source "riak-monit.conf.erb"
   template_cookbook "riak"