diff --git a/playbooks/vhost_reboot.yml b/playbooks/vhost_reboot.yml
index 59fd84c258..2d013fcdb3 100644
--- a/playbooks/vhost_reboot.yml
+++ b/playbooks/vhost_reboot.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
   tasks:
   - name: drain OS node if necessary
     command: oc adm drain {{inventory_hostname }} --ignore-daemonsets --delete-local-data
-    delegate_to: os-master01{{env_suffix}.phx2.fedoraproject.org
+    delegate_to: os-master01{{env_suffix}}.phx2.fedoraproject.org
     when: inventory_hostname.startswith('os-node')
 
   - name: schedule regular host downtime