diff --git a/lua/spacevim/layer/lang/java.lua b/lua/spacevim/layer/lang/java.lua
index b9b8143ea..363b3bea2 100644
--- a/lua/spacevim/layer/lang/java.lua
+++ b/lua/spacevim/layer/lang/java.lua
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ end
 
 function M.get_variable()
     return {
-        'format_on_save' = format_on_save
+        format_on_save = format_on_save
     }
 end