diff --git a/kernel-default.properties b/kernel-default.properties
index 3b60ce9f1f6..4151ae11a41 100644
--- a/kernel-default.properties
+++ b/kernel-default.properties
@@ -49,14 +49,14 @@ mosip.kernel.sms.gateway=${sms.gateway.provider}
 #mosip.kernel.sms.unicode=unicode
 
 ## --msg91 gateway--
-mosip.kernel.sms.enabled:true
-mosip.kernel.sms.country.code: +91
-mosip.kernel.sms.number.length: 10
-mosip.kernel.sms.api:http://${sms-host}:${sms-port}/sendsms
-mosip.kernel.sms.sender:AD-MOSIP
-mosip.kernel.sms.password:dummy
-mosip.kernel.sms.route:mock
-mosip.kernel.sms.authkey:dummy
+mosip.kernel.sms.enabled=true
+mosip.kernel.sms.country.code=+91
+mosip.kernel.sms.number.length=10
+mosip.kernel.sms.api=http://${sms.host}:${sms.port}/sendsms
+mosip.kernel.sms.sender=AD-MOSIP
+mosip.kernel.sms.password=dummy
+mosip.kernel.sms.route=mock
+mosip.kernel.sms.authkey=dummy
 
 ## Email notification
 mosip.kernel.notification.email.from=do-not-reply@mosip.io