diff --git a/templates/sensu.erb b/templates/sensu.erb
index 54183bd934..7f4ce3de52 100644
--- a/templates/sensu.erb
+++ b/templates/sensu.erb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-EMBEDDED_RUBY=<%= @use_embedded_ruby %>
-LOG_LEVEL=<%= @log_level %>
-RUBYOPT="<%= @rubyopt %>"
+EMBEDDED_RUBY=<%= scope.lookupvar("sensu::use_embedded_ruby") %>
+LOG_LEVEL=<%= scope.lookupvar("sensu::log_level") %>
+RUBYOPT="<%= scope.lookupvar("sensu::rubyopt") %>"