diff --git a/templates/my.cnf.erb b/templates/my.cnf.erb
index 662fd15..862c149 100644
--- a/templates/my.cnf.erb
+++ b/templates/my.cnf.erb
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ bind-address    = <%= @bind_address %>
 <% end %> 
 
 key_buffer         = 16M
-max_allowed_packet = <%= max_allowed_packet %>
+max_allowed_packet = <%= @max_allowed_packet %>
 thread_stack       = 192K
 thread_cache_size  = 8
 myisam-recover     = BACKUP
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ ssl-key   = <%= @ssl_key %>
 [mysqldump]
 quick
 quote-names
-max_allowed_packet = <%= max_allowed_packet %>
+max_allowed_packet = <%= @max_allowed_packet %>
 [mysql]
 [isamchk]
 key_buffer    = 16M