diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/pkgs b/inventory/group_vars/pkgs
index 170a411d74..c5789f3ba2 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/pkgs
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/pkgs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ fedmsg_certs:
 - service: shell
   owner: root
   group: sysadmin
-- service:scm
+- service: scm
   owner: root
   group: packager
 - service: lookaside