diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/toddlers/templates/fedora-messaging.toml b/roles/openshift-apps/toddlers/templates/fedora-messaging.toml
index 534381c590..4dea58c196 100644
--- a/roles/openshift-apps/toddlers/templates/fedora-messaging.toml
+++ b/roles/openshift-apps/toddlers/templates/fedora-messaging.toml
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ profile = "stg"
 {% else %}
 profile = "koji"
 {% endif %}
-principal = {{service}}/{{host}}
+principal = "{{service}}/{{host}}"
 keytab = "/etc/keytabs/service.keytab"
 
 # Configuration section for scm_request_processor