diff --git a/softwares/secure_tunnel.sls b/softwares/secure_tunnel.sls
index 61e5baa..01784d5 100644
--- a/softwares/secure_tunnel.sls
+++ b/softwares/secure_tunnel.sls
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
     - defaults:
       ANS_ADDR_TARGET: {{ANS_ADDR_TARGET}}
       KEY_NAME: {{KEY_NAME}}
+      ANS_REMOTE_USER: {{ANS_REMOTE_USER}}
 
 'secure_tunnel_default_file':
   file.managed:
diff --git a/templates/secure-tunnel.service b/templates/secure-tunnel.service
index eed7c64..f73c06d 100644
--- a/templates/secure-tunnel.service
+++ b/templates/secure-tunnel.service
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Description=Setup a secure tunnel to {{ANS_ADDR_TARGET}}
 After=network.target
 
 [Service]
-User=${ANS_REMOTE_USER}
+User={{ANS_REMOTE_USER}}
 EnvironmentFile=/etc/default/secure-tunnel
 ExecStart=/usr/bin/ssh -p ${REMOTE_PORT} -NT -i ${HOME}/.ssh/{{KEY_NAME}} -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o ServerAliveInterval=60 -o ExitOnForwardFailure=yes -R ${RTARGET_PORT}:localhost:22 ${ANS_TARGET_USER}@${TARGET}