diff --git a/elk_metrics_6x/vars/variables.yml b/elk_metrics_6x/vars/variables.yml
index ce572da9..f751f2d7 100644
--- a/elk_metrics_6x/vars/variables.yml
+++ b/elk_metrics_6x/vars/variables.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
-elastic_memory_lower_limit: "{{ (ansible_memtotal_mb | int) * 0.15 // 1 }}"
-elastic_memory_upper_limit: "{{ (ansible_memtotal_mb | int) * 0.35 // 1 }}"
+elastic_memory_lower_limit: "{{ (((ansible_memtotal_mb | int) * 0.15) // 1) | int }}"
+elastic_memory_upper_limit: "{{ (((ansible_memtotal_mb | int) * 0.35) // 1) | int }}"
 
 # Option to set persistent queue storage in gigabytes
 q_storage: "{{ (ansible_processor_count | int) * (ansible_processor_threads_per_core | int) * 2 }}"