diff --git a/manifests/config.pp b/manifests/config.pp
index 3400643e..cfae1b05 100644
--- a/manifests/config.pp
+++ b/manifests/config.pp
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
   # Configuration logic ends, resources begin:
 
   file { "${jira::webappdir}/bin/user.sh":
-    content => template('jira/user.sh.erb'),
+    content => epp('jira/user.sh.epp'),
     mode    => '0755',
   }
 
diff --git a/templates/user.sh.erb b/templates/user.sh.epp
similarity index 68%
rename from templates/user.sh.erb
rename to templates/user.sh.epp
index 400d1c7f..9b180f03 100755
--- a/templates/user.sh.erb
+++ b/templates/user.sh.epp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # START INSTALLER MAGIC ! DO NOT EDIT !
-JIRA_USER="<%= @user %>" # user created by puppet
+JIRA_USER="<%= $jira::user %>" # user created by puppet
 SHELL="/bin/bash"
 # # END INSTALLER MAGIC ! DO NOT EDIT !