diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/fmn/templates/deploymentconfig.yml b/roles/openshift-apps/fmn/templates/deploymentconfig.yml
index 89b7356340..4f4a9a2011 100644
--- a/roles/openshift-apps/fmn/templates/deploymentconfig.yml
+++ b/roles/openshift-apps/fmn/templates/deploymentconfig.yml
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   # There can be only one pod for IRC
   # Staging is currently unable to connect to IRC outside because of firewall rules.
-  replicas: "{{ (env == 'production')|ternary('1', '0') }}"
+  replicas: {{ (env == 'production')|ternary('1', '0') }}
   selector:
     app: fmn
     deploymentconfig: sender-irc