diff --git a/playbooks/groups/repospanner.yml b/playbooks/groups/repospanner.yml
index e44311d6c0..61dd22e219 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/repospanner.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/repospanner.yml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
       region: rpms,
       spawn_repospanner_node: true,
       rpc_port: 8444,
-      http_port: {{ repoSpanner_rpms_http }},
+      http_port: "{{ repoSpanner_rpms_http }}",
       when: inventory_hostname == 'repospanner-cc-rdu01.fedoraproject.org'
     }
   - { role: repospanner/server,
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
       spawn_repospanner_node: false,
       join_repospanner_node: fedora01.rpms.fedoraproject.org,
       rpc_port: 8444,
-      http_port: {{ repoSpanner_rpms_http }},
+      http_port: "{{ repoSpanner_rpms_http }}",
       when: inventory_hostname == 'repospanner-osuosl01.fedoraproject.org'
     }
   - { role: repospanner/server,
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
       spawn_repospanner_node: false,
       join_repospanner_node: centos01.rpms.fedoraproject.org,
       rpc_port: 8444,
-      http_port: {{ repoSpanner_rpms_http }},
+      http_port: "{{ repoSpanner_rpms_http }}",
       when: inventory_hostname == 'repospanner01.phx2.fedoraproject.org'
     }