diff --git a/playbooks/groups/docker-registry.yml b/playbooks/groups/docker-registry.yml
index 1de2af7f9c..e4a1f02723 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/docker-registry.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/docker-registry.yml
@@ -103,12 +103,12 @@
     - {
       role: push-docker,
         docker_cert_dir: "/etc/docker/certs.d/registry.stg.fedoraproject.org",
-        private: {{private}},
+        private: "{{private}}",
       when: env == "staging"
     }
     - {
       role: push-docker,
         docker_cert_dir: "/etc/docker/certs.d/registry.fedoraproject.org",
-        private: {{private}},
+        private: "{{private}}",
       when: env == "production"
     }
diff --git a/playbooks/groups/osbs-master.yml b/playbooks/groups/osbs-master.yml
index 6127fe95d3..8e70a257a6 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/osbs-master.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/osbs-master.yml
@@ -74,13 +74,13 @@
     - {
       role: push-docker,
         docker_cert_dir: "/etc/docker/certs.d/registry.stg.fedoraproject.org",
-        private: {{private}},
+        private: "{{private}}",
       when: env == "staging"
     }
     - {
       role: push-docker,
         docker_cert_dir: "/etc/docker/certs.d/registry.fedoraproject.org",
-        private: {{private}},
+        private: "{{private}}",
       when: env == "production"
     }