diff --git a/tasks/persistent_cloud_new.yml b/tasks/persistent_cloud_new.yml
index c2a8f05d1e..dde34d0b81 100644
--- a/tasks/persistent_cloud_new.yml
+++ b/tasks/persistent_cloud_new.yml
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@
 
 # To use direct `nova` commands construct _OS_AUTH_OPTS as:
 # --os-auth-url {{OS_AUTH_URL}} --os-username {{OS_USERNAME}} --os-password {{OS_PASSWORD}} --os-tenant-name {{OS_TENANT_NAME}} --os-tenant-id {{OS_TENANT_ID}}
-- name: get current VM status
+- name: "get current VM status"
   local_action: "shell nova --insecure  {{_OS_AUTH_OPTS}} show  {{inventory_hostname}}   2>/dev/null | grep status | cut -d'|' -f3 | cut -d' ' -f2"
   register: vm_status
 
-- name: spinup VM: without novaclient, need to set key-pair and floating ip later
+- name: "spinup VM without novaclient, need to set key-pair and floating ip later"
   local_action: "shell nova --insecure  {{_OS_AUTH_OPTS}} boot --flavor {{flavor_id}} --image {{image}}  --poll  {{inventory_hostname}}"
   when: vm_status.stdout != "ACTIVE"