diff --git a/basic.cfg b/basic.cfg
index f132c16..526ffbf 100644
--- a/basic.cfg
+++ b/basic.cfg
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ foreground: false;
 inetd: false;
 numeric: false;
 transparent: false;
-timeout: 2;
+timeout: "2";
 user: "nobody";
 pidfile: "/var/run/sslh.pid";
 
diff --git a/example.cfg b/example.cfg
index 0da43cc..20299c9 100644
--- a/example.cfg
+++ b/example.cfg
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ foreground: true;
 inetd: false;
 numeric: false;
 transparent: false;
-timeout: 2;
+timeout: "2";
 user: "nobody";
 pidfile: "/var/run/sslh.pid";