diff --git a/files/copr/fe/copr.conf b/files/copr/fe/copr.conf
index 34a2f955b9..b8b90361fc 100644
--- a/files/copr/fe/copr.conf
+++ b/files/copr/fe/copr.conf
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@ DATABASE = '/var/lib/copr/data/copr.db'
 OPENID_STORE = '/var/lib/copr/data/openid_store'
 WHOOSHEE_DIR = '/var/lib/copr/data/whooshee'
 
-SECRET_KEY = {{ copr_secret_key }}
-BACKEND_PASSWORD = {{ copr_backend_password  }}
+SECRET_KEY = '{{ copr_secret_key }}'
+BACKEND_PASSWORD = '{{ copr_backend_password  }}'
 
 # restrict access to a set of users
 #USE_ALLOWED_USERS = False
 #ALLOWED_USERS = ['bonnie', 'clyde']
 
-SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI = {{ copr_database_uri }}
+SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI = '{{ copr_database_uri }}'
 
 # Token length, defaults to 30 (max 255)
 #API_TOKEN_LENGTH = 30