diff --git a/playbooks/groups/nuancier.yml b/playbooks/groups/nuancier.yml
index e31315ac1f..602ed3d71b 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/nuancier.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/nuancier.yml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
   - /srv/web/infra/ansible/roles/fedmsg_base
 
   handlers:
-  - include: $handlers/restart_services.yml
+  - include: "{{ handlers }}/restart_services.yml"
 
 - name: deploy nuancier itself
   hosts: nuancier;nuancier-stg
@@ -84,4 +84,4 @@
   - /srv/web/infra/ansible/roles/nuancier
 
   handlers:
-  - include: $handlers/restart_services.yml
+  - include: "{{ handlers }}/restart_services.yml"