diff --git a/roles/ceph-config/templates/ceph.conf.j2 b/roles/ceph-config/templates/ceph.conf.j2
index 64e0be3fe..837c5c5a8 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-config/templates/ceph.conf.j2
+++ b/roles/ceph-config/templates/ceph.conf.j2
@@ -156,11 +156,11 @@ filestore xattr use omap = true
 [osd]
 {% if is_hci and _num_osds > 0 %}
 {% if ansible_memtotal_mb * 1048576 * hci_safety_factor / _num_osds > osd_memory_target %} # hci_safety_factor is the safety factor for HCI deployments
-{% set _osd_memory_target = (ansible_memtotal_mb * 1048576 * hci_safety_factor / _num_osds) %}
+{% set _osd_memory_target = (ansible_memtotal_mb * 1048576 * hci_safety_factor / _num_osds) | int %}
 {% endif %}
 {% elif _num_osds > 0 %}
 {% if ansible_memtotal_mb * 1048576 * non_hci_safety_factor / _num_osds > osd_memory_target %} # non_hci_safety_factor is the safety factor for dedicated nodes
-{% set _osd_memory_target = (ansible_memtotal_mb * 1048576 * non_hci_safety_factor / _num_osds) %}
+{% set _osd_memory_target = (ansible_memtotal_mb * 1048576 * non_hci_safety_factor / _num_osds) | int %}
 {% endif %}
 {% endif %}
 osd memory target = {{ _osd_memory_target | default(osd_memory_target) }}