diff --git a/v2/pkg/protocols/dns/dns.go b/v2/pkg/protocols/dns/dns.go
index b5c27f7f..66ed617a 100644
--- a/v2/pkg/protocols/dns/dns.go
+++ b/v2/pkg/protocols/dns/dns.go
@@ -209,10 +209,10 @@ func generateDNSVariables(domain string) map[string]interface{} {
 
 	domainName := strings.Join([]string{parsed.SLD, parsed.TLD}, ".")
 	return map[string]interface{}{
-		"{{FQDN}}": domain,
-		"{{RDN}}":  domainName,
-		"{{DN}}":   parsed.SLD,
-		"{{TLD}}":  parsed.TLD,
-		"{{SD}}":   parsed.TRD,
+		"FQDN": domain,
+		"RDN":  domainName,
+		"DN":   parsed.SLD,
+		"TLD":  parsed.TLD,
+		"SD":   parsed.TRD,
 	}
 }
diff --git a/v2/pkg/protocols/dns/dns_test.go b/v2/pkg/protocols/dns/dns_test.go
index 74b38402..85b00bd9 100644
--- a/v2/pkg/protocols/dns/dns_test.go
+++ b/v2/pkg/protocols/dns/dns_test.go
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ import (
 func TestGenerateDNSVariables(t *testing.T) {
 	vars := generateDNSVariables("www.projectdiscovery.io")
 	require.Equal(t, map[string]interface{}{
-		"{{FQDN}}": "www.projectdiscovery.io",
-		"{{RDN}}":  "projectdiscovery.io",
-		"{{DN}}":   "projectdiscovery",
-		"{{TLD}}":  "io",
-		"{{SD}}":   "www",
+		"FQDN": "www.projectdiscovery.io",
+		"RDN":  "projectdiscovery.io",
+		"DN":   "projectdiscovery",
+		"TLD":  "io",
+		"SD":   "www",
 	}, vars, "could not get dns variables")
 }