diff --git a/playbooks/manual/staging-sync/bodhi.yml b/playbooks/manual/staging-sync/bodhi.yml
index 2d19ad1bda..7a3b457db0 100644
--- a/playbooks/manual/staging-sync/bodhi.yml
+++ b/playbooks/manual/staging-sync/bodhi.yml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
   - command: unxz /var/tmp/bodhi2.dump.xz
              creates=/var/tmp/bodhi2.dump
   - command: sed -i "s/CREATE DATABASE bodhi2.*/SET bdr.permit_ddl_locking = true;/" /var/tmp/bodhi2.dump
-  - command: sed -i "s/connect bodhi2/connect bodhi2\\\nSET bdr.permit_ddl_locking = true;/" /var/tmp/bodhi2.dump
+  - command: sed -i "s/connect bodhi2/connect bodhi2\nSET bdr.permit_ddl_locking = true;/" /var/tmp/bodhi2.dump
   - shell: >
       psql bodhi2 <<< "
       BEGIN;