diff --git a/playbooks/groups/loopabull.yml b/playbooks/groups/loopabull.yml
index 2d38a0f38a..74ff3aec21 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/loopabull.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/loopabull.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   vars_files:
    - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/global.yml
    - "/srv/private/ansible/vars.yml"
-   - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/{{ ansible_distribution }}.yml
+   - "/srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/{{ ansible_distribution }}.yml"
 
   pre_tasks:
   - include: "{{ tasks }}/yumrepos.yml"
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
   vars_files:
    - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/global.yml
    - "/srv/private/ansible/vars.yml"
-   - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/{{ ansible_distribution }}.yml
+   - "/srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/{{ ansible_distribution }}.yml"
 
   roles:
     - {
diff --git a/roles/loopabull/tasks/main.yml b/roles/loopabull/tasks/main.yml
index 946430a91b..f75f2ba304 100644
--- a/roles/loopabull/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/loopabull/tasks/main.yml
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@
 - name: configure loopabull
   template:
     src: loopabull.yml.j2
-    dest: {{ansible_cfg_path}}
+    dest: "{{ansible_cfg_path}}"
 
 - name: clone the playbooks repo into playbooks dir
   git:
     repo: "https://pagure.io/releng-automation.git"
-    dest: {{playbooks_dir}}
+    dest: "{{playbooks_dir}}"
 
 - name: start and enable loopabull
   service: