diff --git a/tasks/fedmsg_base.yml b/tasks/fedmsg_base.yml
index 162da2eb5a..39af3be2ca 100644
--- a/tasks/fedmsg_base.yml
+++ b/tasks/fedmsg_base.yml
@@ -39,26 +39,26 @@
 
 - name: fedmsg certs
   copy: >
-    src=$private/files/fedmsg-certs/keys/${item['service']}-${ansible_fqdn}.crt
+    src=$private/files/fedmsg-certs/keys/{{item['service']}}-{{ansible_fqdn}}.crt
     dest=/etc/pki/fedmsg/
     mode=644
-    owner=${item['owner']}
-    group=${item['group']}
-    service=${item['service']}
-  with_items: ${fedmsg_certs}
+    owner={{item['owner']}}
+    group={{item['group']}}
+    service={{item['service']}}
+  with_items: {{fedmsg_certs}}
   when: fedmsg_certs is defined
   tags:
   - config
 
 - name: fedmsg keys
   copy: >
-    src=$private/files/fedmsg-certs/keys/${item['service']}-${ansible_fqdn}.crt
+    src=$private/files/fedmsg-certs/keys/{{item['service']}}-{{ansible_fqdn}}.crt
     dest=/etc/pki/fedmsg/
     mode=644
-    owner=${item['owner']}
-    group=${item['group']}
-    service=${item['service']}
-  with_items: ${fedmsg_certs}
+    owner={{item['owner']}}
+    group={{item['group']}}
+    service={{item['service']}}
+  with_items: {{fedmsg_certs}}
   when: fedmsg_certs is defined
   tags:
   - config