diff --git a/tasks/hosts.yml b/tasks/hosts.yml
index 418d9addeb..d2c1606c75 100644
--- a/tasks/hosts.yml
+++ b/tasks/hosts.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 - name: setup /etc/hosts for some clients
   action: copy src=$item dest=/etc/hosts
   with_first_found:
-  - files: $files/hosts/{{ ansible_fqdn }}-hosts $files/hosts/{{ ansible_hostname }}-hosts $files/hosts/{{ ansible_domain }}-hosts $files/hosts/{{ host_group }}-hosts
+  - files: "$files/hosts/{{ ansible_fqdn }}-hosts" "$files/hosts/{{ ansible_hostname }}-hosts" "$files/hosts/{{ ansible_domain }}-hosts" "$files/hosts/{{ host_group }}-hosts"
 #    skip: true
   tags:
   - config