diff --git a/config/akka-reference.conf b/config/akka-reference.conf
index 7a957e1a17..2120d2b93c 100644
--- a/config/akka-reference.conf
+++ b/config/akka-reference.conf
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     service = on
     hostname = "localhost"
     port = 9998
-    filters = "[se.scalablesolutions.akka.security.AkkaSecurityFilterFactory]"              # List with all jersey filters to use
+    filters = ["se.scalablesolutions.akka.security.AkkaSecurityFilterFactory"]              # List with all jersey filters to use
     authenticator = "se.scalablesolutions.akka.security.samples.BasicAuthenticationService" # The authentication service to use
   </rest>