diff --git a/modules/gameservers/valheim/default.nix b/modules/gameservers/valheim/default.nix
index bbc9412..2c86d1a 100644
--- a/modules/gameservers/valheim/default.nix
+++ b/modules/gameservers/valheim/default.nix
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ in {
     };
     motd_gs = lib.mkOption {
       type = lib.types.nullOr lib.types.str;
-      default = ["podman-valheim"];
+      default = "podman-valheim";
     };
     backup = lib.mkOption {
       type = lib.types.bool;