diff --git a/playbooks/groups/bodhi-backend.yml b/playbooks/groups/bodhi-backend.yml
index fe118e3958..cdbe9fdd36 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/bodhi-backend.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/bodhi-backend.yml
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
   - role: rabbit/queue
     username: "bodhi{{ env_suffix }}"
     queue_name: "bodhi{{ env_suffix }}"
-    routing_keys: {{ bodhi_message_routing_keys }}
+    routing_keys: "{{ bodhi_message_routing_keys }}"
 
 
   tasks: