diff --git a/templates/channel.pug b/templates/channel.pug
index dc030cb0..1803b8ac 100644
--- a/templates/channel.pug
+++ b/templates/channel.pug
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ html(lang="en")
               #userlist
               #messagebuffer.linewrap
               form(action="javascript:void(0)")
-                input#chatline.form-control(type="text", maxlength=`${maxMsgLen}`, style="display: none")
+                input#chatline.form-control(type="text", maxlength=maxMsgLen, style="display: none")
                 #guestlogin.input-group
                   span.input-group-addon Guest login
                   input#guestname.form-control(type="text", placeholder="Name")