diff --git a/files/templates/default.html b/files/templates/default.html
index c919686cb0..dc2844490d 100644
--- a/files/templates/default.html
+++ b/files/templates/default.html
@@ -1049,7 +1049,7 @@
beamsClient
.start()
.then((beamsClient) => beamsClient.getDeviceId())
- .then(() => beamsClient.addDeviceInterest(v.strid))
+ .then(() => beamsClient.addDeviceInterest('{{v.strid}}'))
.then(() => beamsClient.getDeviceInterests())
.catch(console.error);