diff --git a/playbooks/update_packages.yml b/playbooks/update_packages.yml
index 4d5dcbab69..87f492f2a8 100644
--- a/playbooks/update_packages.yml
+++ b/playbooks/update_packages.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 # --extra-vars="target='host1;host2' package='python-t*' testing=True"
 
 - name: push packages out
-  hosts: "{{ target }}"
+  hosts: "{{target}}"
   user: root
 
   vars:
@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@
     command: yum clean all {% if testing %} --enablerepo=infrastructure-testing {% endif %}
     always_run: yes
 
-  - name: yum update {{ package }} {% if testing %}(with infrastructure-testing on){% endif %}
-    yum: name={{ package }} state=latest {% if testing %}enablerepo=infrastructure-testing{% endif %}
+  - name: yum update {{package}} {% if testing %}(with infrastructure-testing on){% endif %}
+    yum: name={{package}} state=latest {% if testing %}enablerepo=infrastructure-testing{% endif %}