diff --git a/builder/digitalocean/builder.go b/builder/digitalocean/builder.go
index cf76f6970..57e6018a1 100644
--- a/builder/digitalocean/builder.go
+++ b/builder/digitalocean/builder.go
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/mitchellh/multistep"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/packer/common"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/packer/common/uuid"
+	"github.com/mitchellh/packer/helper/config"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/packer/packer"
+	"github.com/mitchellh/packer/template/interpolate"
 )
 
 // see https://api.digitalocean.com/images/?client_id=[client_id]&api_key=[api_key]
@@ -34,7 +36,7 @@ const BuilderId = "pearkes.digitalocean"
 // Configuration tells the builder the credentials
 // to use while communicating with DO and describes the image
 // you are creating
-type config struct {
+type Config struct {
 	common.PackerConfig `mapstructure:",squash"`
 
 	ClientID string `mapstructure:"client_id"`
@@ -63,29 +65,23 @@ type config struct {
 	sshTimeout   time.Duration
 	stateTimeout time.Duration
 
+	ctx *interpolate.Context
 	tpl *packer.ConfigTemplate
 }
 
 type Builder struct {
-	config config
+	config Config
 	runner multistep.Runner
 }
 
 func (b *Builder) Prepare(raws ...interface{}) ([]string, error) {
-	md, err := common.DecodeConfig(&b.config, raws...)
+	err := config.Decode(&b.config, &config.DecodeOpts{
+		Interpolate: true,
+	}, raws...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	b.config.tpl, err = packer.NewConfigTemplate()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	b.config.tpl.UserVars = b.config.PackerUserVars
-
-	// Accumulate any errors
-	errs := common.CheckUnusedConfig(md)
-
 	// Optional configuration with defaults
 	if b.config.APIKey == "" {
 		// Default to environment variable for api_key, if it exists
@@ -163,30 +159,7 @@ func (b *Builder) Prepare(raws ...interface{}) ([]string, error) {
 		b.config.RawStateTimeout = "6m"
 	}
 
-	templates := map[string]*string{
-		"region":        &b.config.Region,
-		"size":          &b.config.Size,
-		"image":         &b.config.Image,
-		"client_id":     &b.config.ClientID,
-		"api_key":       &b.config.APIKey,
-		"api_url":       &b.config.APIURL,
-		"api_token":     &b.config.APIToken,
-		"snapshot_name": &b.config.SnapshotName,
-		"droplet_name":  &b.config.DropletName,
-		"ssh_username":  &b.config.SSHUsername,
-		"ssh_timeout":   &b.config.RawSSHTimeout,
-		"state_timeout": &b.config.RawStateTimeout,
-	}
-
-	for n, ptr := range templates {
-		var err error
-		*ptr, err = b.config.tpl.Process(*ptr, nil)
-		if err != nil {
-			errs = packer.MultiErrorAppend(
-				errs, fmt.Errorf("Error processing %s: %s", n, err))
-		}
-	}
-
+	var errs *packer.MultiError
 	if b.config.APIToken == "" {
 		// Required configurations that will display errors if not set
 		if b.config.ClientID == "" {
diff --git a/builder/digitalocean/ssh.go b/builder/digitalocean/ssh.go
index 2e9afcf7a..c53262ccc 100644
--- a/builder/digitalocean/ssh.go
+++ b/builder/digitalocean/ssh.go
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ import (
 )
 
 func sshAddress(state multistep.StateBag) (string, error) {
-	config := state.Get("config").(config)
+	config := state.Get("config").(Config)
 	ipAddress := state.Get("droplet_ip").(string)
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", ipAddress, config.SSHPort), nil
 }
 
 func sshConfig(state multistep.StateBag) (*ssh.ClientConfig, error) {
-	config := state.Get("config").(config)
+	config := state.Get("config").(Config)
 	privateKey := state.Get("privateKey").(string)
 
 	signer, err := ssh.ParsePrivateKey([]byte(privateKey))
diff --git a/builder/digitalocean/step_create_droplet.go b/builder/digitalocean/step_create_droplet.go
index 85164abaf..afb3e5814 100644
--- a/builder/digitalocean/step_create_droplet.go
+++ b/builder/digitalocean/step_create_droplet.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ type stepCreateDroplet struct {
 func (s *stepCreateDroplet) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
 	client := state.Get("client").(DigitalOceanClient)
 	ui := state.Get("ui").(packer.Ui)
-	c := state.Get("config").(config)
+	c := state.Get("config").(Config)
 	sshKeyId := state.Get("ssh_key_id").(uint)
 
 	ui.Say("Creating droplet...")
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func (s *stepCreateDroplet) Cleanup(state multistep.StateBag) {
 
 	client := state.Get("client").(DigitalOceanClient)
 	ui := state.Get("ui").(packer.Ui)
-	c := state.Get("config").(config)
+	c := state.Get("config").(Config)
 
 	// Destroy the droplet we just created
 	ui.Say("Destroying droplet...")
diff --git a/builder/digitalocean/step_create_ssh_key.go b/builder/digitalocean/step_create_ssh_key.go
index 78bb474c1..db1ad9c16 100644
--- a/builder/digitalocean/step_create_ssh_key.go
+++ b/builder/digitalocean/step_create_ssh_key.go
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func (s *stepCreateSSHKey) Cleanup(state multistep.StateBag) {
 
 	client := state.Get("client").(DigitalOceanClient)
 	ui := state.Get("ui").(packer.Ui)
-	c := state.Get("config").(config)
+	c := state.Get("config").(Config)
 
 	ui.Say("Deleting temporary ssh key...")
 	err := client.DestroyKey(s.keyId)
diff --git a/builder/digitalocean/step_droplet_info.go b/builder/digitalocean/step_droplet_info.go
index ea08599ce..8e9b69927 100644
--- a/builder/digitalocean/step_droplet_info.go
+++ b/builder/digitalocean/step_droplet_info.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ type stepDropletInfo struct{}
 func (s *stepDropletInfo) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
 	client := state.Get("client").(DigitalOceanClient)
 	ui := state.Get("ui").(packer.Ui)
-	c := state.Get("config").(config)
+	c := state.Get("config").(Config)
 	dropletId := state.Get("droplet_id").(uint)
 
 	ui.Say("Waiting for droplet to become active...")
diff --git a/builder/digitalocean/step_power_off.go b/builder/digitalocean/step_power_off.go
index efead2d8a..d6ef49a22 100644
--- a/builder/digitalocean/step_power_off.go
+++ b/builder/digitalocean/step_power_off.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ type stepPowerOff struct{}
 
 func (s *stepPowerOff) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
 	client := state.Get("client").(DigitalOceanClient)
-	c := state.Get("config").(config)
+	c := state.Get("config").(Config)
 	ui := state.Get("ui").(packer.Ui)
 	dropletId := state.Get("droplet_id").(uint)
 
diff --git a/builder/digitalocean/step_snapshot.go b/builder/digitalocean/step_snapshot.go
index 4fdf20bc1..1903c1a34 100644
--- a/builder/digitalocean/step_snapshot.go
+++ b/builder/digitalocean/step_snapshot.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ type stepSnapshot struct{}
 func (s *stepSnapshot) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
 	client := state.Get("client").(DigitalOceanClient)
 	ui := state.Get("ui").(packer.Ui)
-	c := state.Get("config").(config)
+	c := state.Get("config").(Config)
 	dropletId := state.Get("droplet_id").(uint)
 
 	ui.Say(fmt.Sprintf("Creating snapshot: %v", c.SnapshotName))