diff --git a/tasks/cloud_setup_basic.yml b/tasks/cloud_setup_basic.yml
index 9b8ef6d5c6..1e2b699d1b 100644
--- a/tasks/cloud_setup_basic.yml
+++ b/tasks/cloud_setup_basic.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
 - name: add root keys for other allowed users
   action: authorized_key user=root key='$PIPE(${auth_keys_from_fas} ${root_auth_users})'
-  only_if: is_set('${root_auth_users}'}
+  only_if: is_set('${root_auth_users}')
   tags:
   - config