diff --git a/roles/messaging/base/tasks/main.yml b/roles/messaging/base/tasks/main.yml
index 54c07daee5..d5f9e8aa80 100644
--- a/roles/messaging/base/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/messaging/base/tasks/main.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
   template: src="messaging.toml.j2" dest="/etc/fedora-messaging/{{ item.username }}.toml"
             owner=root group=root mode=644
   vars:
-  - msg_username: {{ item.username }}
-  - msg_appname: {{ item.app_name }}
+  - msg_username: "{{ item.username }}"
+  - msg_appname: "{{ item.app_name }}"
   tags:
   - fedora-messaging