diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index f8a978e..10c4758 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ resource "aws_cloudwatch_metric_alarm" "alarm" {
                           var.default_threshold
                           )}"
   
-  dimensions {
+  dimensions = {
     DistributionId = "${var.distribution_id}"
     Region   = "Global"
   }
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@ resource "aws_cloudwatch_metric_alarm" "alarm" {
   # For some reason Terraform aborted its execution when the result
   # of split() was an empty list (i.e., when no actions are given).
   # By using compact() the abort magically goes away.
-  alarm_actions = ["${compact(split(",", lookup(
+  alarm_actions = "${compact(split(",", lookup(
                     var.alarms[element(keys(var.alarms), count.index)],
                     "actions",
                     ""
-                    )))}"]
+                    )))}"
 }