diff --git a/services/telegraf.nix b/services/telegraf.nix
index 2b41b327..0449fd2e 100644
--- a/services/telegraf.nix
+++ b/services/telegraf.nix
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
         system = {};
         fail2ban = {
           use_sudo = true;
-          socket = /var/run/fail2ban/fail2ban.sock;
+          socket = "/var/run/fail2ban/fail2ban.sock";
         };
         intel_powerstat = {};
         net = {};