diff --git a/playbooks/groups/repospanner.yml b/playbooks/groups/repospanner.yml
index 4e909b744d..e44311d6c0 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/repospanner.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/repospanner.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
       region: ansible,
       spawn_repospanner_node: true,
       rpc_port: 8442,
-      http_port: {{ repoSpanner_ansible_http }},
+      http_port: "{{ repoSpanner_ansible_http }}",
       when: inventory_hostname == 'repospanner01.phx2.fedoraproject.org'
     }
 #  - { role: repospanner/server,