diff --git a/roles/taskotron/taskotron-client/templates/taskotron.yaml.j2 b/roles/taskotron/taskotron-client/templates/taskotron.yaml.j2
index 820de9a8c7..3e58173e62 100644
--- a/roles/taskotron/taskotron-client/templates/taskotron.yaml.j2
+++ b/roles/taskotron/taskotron-client/templates/taskotron.yaml.j2
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ runtask_mode: local
 ## currently we use Buildbot
 
 ## name of step in buildbot that executes the task
-buildbot_task_step = 'runtask'
+buildbot_task_step: 'runtask'
 
 
 ## ==== REPORTING section ====