diff --git a/pkg/cidata/cidata.TEMPLATE.d/user-data b/pkg/cidata/cidata.TEMPLATE.d/user-data
index 26060b0c1c0..824646d410c 100644
--- a/pkg/cidata/cidata.TEMPLATE.d/user-data
+++ b/pkg/cidata/cidata.TEMPLATE.d/user-data
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ timezone: {{.TimeZone}}
 
 users:
   - name: "{{.User}}"
-    uid: "{{.UID}}"
+    uid: {{.UID}}
     homedir: "{{.Home}}"
     shell: /bin/bash
     sudo: ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL