diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/message-tagging-service/templates/deployment.yml b/roles/openshift-apps/message-tagging-service/templates/deployment.yml
index 4d936652aa..ab18f6ed57 100644
--- a/roles/openshift-apps/message-tagging-service/templates/deployment.yml
+++ b/roles/openshift-apps/message-tagging-service/templates/deployment.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ spec:
         image: quay.io/factory2/message-tagging-service:{{ quay_tag }}
         env:
         - name: USER
-          value: mts
+          value: "mts"
         ports:
         - containerPort: 8080
         volumeMounts: