diff --git a/tasks/persistent_cloud_new.yml b/tasks/persistent_cloud_new.yml
index 21af414f4b..f24b6d8d8a 100644
--- a/tasks/persistent_cloud_new.yml
+++ b/tasks/persistent_cloud_new.yml
@@ -33,18 +33,18 @@
 - name: spin UP VM using nova_compute
   #delegate_to: 127.0.0.1
   local_action:
-      module: "nova_compute"
+      module: nova_compute
       insecure: True
-      auth_url: "{{OS_AUTH_URL}}"
-      login_username: "{{OS_USERNAME}}"
-      login_password: "{{OS_PASSWORD}}"
-      login_tenant_name: "{{OS_TENANT_NAME}}"
-      name: "{{inventory_hostname}}"
-      image_id: "{{ image }}"
+      auth_url: {{OS_AUTH_URL}}
+      login_username: {{OS_USERNAME}}
+      login_password: {{OS_PASSWORD}}
+      login_tenant_name: {{OS_TENANT_NAME}}
+      name: {{inventory_hostname}}
+      image_id: {{ image }}
       wait_for: 300
-      flavor_id: "{{ flavor_id }}"  # TODO: conversion from `instance_type`
-      security_groups: "{{security_group}}"
-      key_name: "{{ keypair }}"
+      flavor_id: {{ flavor_id }}
+      security_groups: {{security_group}}
+      key_name: {{ keypair }}
       nics:
         - "{{ cloud_networks }}"
       #floating_ips: