diff --git a/templates/apiary-hms-readonly.json b/templates/apiary-hms-readonly.json
index f60dd36..9e5b321 100644
--- a/templates/apiary-hms-readonly.json
+++ b/templates/apiary-hms-readonly.json
@@ -75,9 +75,9 @@
         }
     },
     "dockerLabels": {
-        "com.datadoghq.ad.instances": [{ \"prometheus_url\": \"http://%%host%%:8080/actuator/prometheus\", \"namespace\": \"${hms_metrics_namespace}\", \"metrics\": [\"${hms_metrics}\"],\"type_overrides\":{\"${hms_metrics_type_overrides}\": \"gauge\"} }],
-        "com.datadoghq.ad.check_names": [\"prometheus\"],
-        "com.datadoghq.ad.init_configs": "[{}]"
+        "com.datadoghq.ad.instances": [{ "prometheus_url": "http://%%host%%:8080/actuator/prometheus", "namespace": "${hms_metrics_namespace}", "metrics": ["${hms_metrics}"],"type_overrides":{"${hms_metrics_type_overrides}": "gauge"} }],
+        "com.datadoghq.ad.check_names": ["prometheus"],
+        "com.datadoghq.ad.init_configs": [{}]
     },
     "portMappings": [
       {
diff --git a/templates/apiary-hms-readwrite.json b/templates/apiary-hms-readwrite.json
index dfb0b2b..8198fad 100644
--- a/templates/apiary-hms-readwrite.json
+++ b/templates/apiary-hms-readwrite.json
@@ -75,9 +75,9 @@
         }
     },
     "dockerLabels": {
-        "com.datadoghq.ad.instances": [{ \"prometheus_url\": \"http://%%host%%:8080/actuator/prometheus\", \"namespace\": \"${hms_metrics_namespace}\", \"metrics\": [\"${hms_metrics}\"],\"type_overrides\":{\"${hms_metrics_type_overrides}\": \"gauge\"} }],
-        "com.datadoghq.ad.check_names": [\"prometheus\"],
-        "com.datadoghq.ad.init_configs": "[{}]"
+        "com.datadoghq.ad.instances": [{ "prometheus_url": "http://%%host%%:8080/actuator/prometheus", "namespace": "${hms_metrics_namespace}", "metrics": ["${hms_metrics}"],"type_overrides":{"${hms_metrics_type_overrides}": "gauge"} }],
+        "com.datadoghq.ad.check_names": ["prometheus"],
+        "com.datadoghq.ad.init_configs": [{}]
   },
     "portMappings": [
       {