diff --git a/roles/openvpn/base/tasks/main.yml b/roles/openvpn/base/tasks/main.yml
index 890ec5dbe8..b650bc410f 100644
--- a/roles/openvpn/base/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/openvpn/base/tasks/main.yml
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@
   - install
   - openvpn
   notify:
-  - restart "openvpn {{ ansible_distribution_version[0] }}"
+  - "restart openvpn {{ ansible_distribution_version[0] }}"