diff --git a/playbooks/openshift-apps/messaging-bridges.yml b/playbooks/openshift-apps/messaging-bridges.yml
index c1ac6789ad..1ce4a033cf 100644
--- a/playbooks/openshift-apps/messaging-bridges.yml
+++ b/playbooks/openshift-apps/messaging-bridges.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
       user: "messaging-bridge{{ env_suffix }}.fedoraproject.org"
       vhost: /pubsub
       read_priv: "(amqp_to_zmq|amqp_bridge_verify_missing)"
-      write_priv: "amq\.topic"
+      write_priv: "amq\\.topic"
     tags:
     - config
   - name: Create the RabbitMQ exchanges