diff --git a/source/extensions/stat_sinks/hystrix/hystrix.cc b/source/extensions/stat_sinks/hystrix/hystrix.cc
index 6c05d4a66c27f..f3a860032ba33 100644
--- a/source/extensions/stat_sinks/hystrix/hystrix.cc
+++ b/source/extensions/stat_sinks/hystrix/hystrix.cc
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ Http::Code HystrixSink::handlerHystrixEventStream(absl::string_view,
       AccessControlAllowHeadersValue.AllowHeadersHystrix);
   response_headers.insertAccessControlAllowOrigin().value().setReference(
       Http::Headers::get().AccessControlAllowOriginValue.All);
-  response_headers.insertNoChunks().value().setReference("0");
+  response_headers.insertNoChunks().value().setInteger(0);
 
   Http::StreamDecoderFilterCallbacks& stream_decoder_filter_callbacks =
       admin_stream.getDecoderFilterCallbacks();