diff --git a/roles/odcs/frontend/tasks/main.yml b/roles/odcs/frontend/tasks/main.yml
index ce8228d6bd..901623985a 100644
--- a/roles/odcs/frontend/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/odcs/frontend/tasks/main.yml
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
 - name: install cron job for cleanup msg
   cron:
     name="Send ODCS cleanup message"
-    job="/usr/bin/echo '{"task": "cleanup"}'| fedmsg-logger --cert-prefix odcs --topic odcs.internal.msg --json-input"
+    job='/usr/bin/echo ''{"task": "cleanup"}''| fedmsg-logger --cert-prefix odcs --topic odcs.internal.msg --json-input'
   tags:
   - odcs
   - odcs/frontend