diff --git a/scripts/shairport-sync.conf b/scripts/shairport-sync.conf
index 86580634..05840df9 100644
--- a/scripts/shairport-sync.conf
+++ b/scripts/shairport-sync.conf
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ metadata =
 //	pipe_timeout = 5000; // wait for this number of milliseconds for a blocked pipe to unblock before giving up
 //      socket_address = "226.0.0.1"; // if set to a host name or IP address, UDP packets containing metadata will be sent to this address. May be a multicast address. "socket-port" must be non-zero and "enabled" must be set to yes"
 //      socket_port = 5555; // if socket_address is set, the port to send UDP packets to
-//      socket_msglength = "65000"; // the maximum packet size for any UDP metadata. This will be clipped to be between 500 or 65000. The default is 500.
+//      socket_msglength = 65000; // the maximum packet size for any UDP metadata. This will be clipped to be between 500 or 65000. The default is 500.
 };
 
 // Advanced parameters for controlling how a Shairport Sync runs