diff --git a/roles/bodhi2/backend/tasks/main.yml b/roles/bodhi2/backend/tasks/main.yml
index 770785d615..fa8505844c 100644
--- a/roles/bodhi2/backend/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/bodhi2/backend/tasks/main.yml
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
 
 - name: sync packages from pagure-on-dist-git to koji (el6)
   cron: name="owner-sync-el6" minute="7,17,27,37,47,57" user="root"
-        job="/usr/local/bin/lock-wrapper owner-sync-el6 /usr/local/bin/owner-sync-pagure dist-6E-epel"
+        job="/usr/local/bin/lock-wrapper owner-sync-el6 '/usr/local/bin/owner-sync-pagure dist-6E-epel'"
         cron_file=update-koji-owner-EL-6
   when: inventory_hostname.startswith('bodhi-backend01') and env == "production"
   tags:
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
 
 - name: sync packages from pagure-on-dist-git to koji (epel7)
   cron: name="owner-sync-epel7" minute="7,17,27,37,47,57" user="root"
-        job="/usr/local/bin/lock-wrapper owner-sync-epel7 /usr/local/bin/owner-sync-pagure epel7"
+        job="/usr/local/bin/lock-wrapper owner-sync-epel7 '/usr/local/bin/owner-sync-pagure epel7'"
         cron_file=update-koji-owner-epel7
   when: inventory_hostname.startswith('bodhi-backend01') and env == "production"
   tags:
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@
 
 - name: sync packages from pagure-on-dist-git to koji fedora
   cron: name="owner-sync-fedora" minute="7,17,27,37,47,57" user="root"
-        job="/usr/local/bin/lock-wrapper owner-sync-fedora /usr/local/bin/owner-sync-pagure f25;/usr/local/bin/owner-sync-pagure f26;/usr/local/bin/owner-sync-pagure f27"
+        job="/usr/local/bin/lock-wrapper owner-sync-fedora '/usr/local/bin/owner-sync-pagure f25;/usr/local/bin/owner-sync-pagure f26;/usr/local/bin/owner-sync-pagure f27'"
         cron_file=update-koji-owner-fedora
   when: inventory_hostname.startswith('bodhi-backend01') and env == "production"
   tags:
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@
 
 - name: sync packages from pagure-on-dist-git to koji fedora (container)
   cron: name="owner-sync-fedora-container" minute="7,17,27,37,47,57" user="root"
-        job="/usr/local/bin/lock-wrapper owner-sync-fedora-container /usr/local/bin/owner-sync-pagure f25-container;/usr/local/bin/owner-sync-pagure f26-container;/usr/local/bin/owner-sync-pagure f27-container"
+        job="/usr/local/bin/lock-wrapper owner-sync-fedora-container '/usr/local/bin/owner-sync-pagure f25-container;/usr/local/bin/owner-sync-pagure f26-container;/usr/local/bin/owner-sync-pagure f27-container'"
         cron_file=update-koji-owner-fedora-container
   when: inventory_hostname.startswith('bodhi-backend01') and env == "production"
   tags:
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@
 # See https://pagure.io/releng/issue/6663 and https://pagure.io/fm-orchestrator/issue/333
 - name: sync packages from pagure-on-dist-git to koji fedora (modules)
   cron: name="owner-sync-modules" minute="9,19,29,39,49,59" user="root"
-        job="/usr/local/bin/lock-wrapper owner-sync-modules /usr/local/bin/owner-sync-pagure module-package-list"
+        job="/usr/local/bin/lock-wrapper owner-sync-modules '/usr/local/bin/owner-sync-pagure module-package-list'"
         cron_file=update-koji-owner-modules
   when: inventory_hostname.startswith('bodhi-backend01') and env == "production"
   tags: