diff --git a/roles/bodhi2/backend/tasks/main.yml b/roles/bodhi2/backend/tasks/main.yml
index 30400cb663..9468a973c0 100644
--- a/roles/bodhi2/backend/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/bodhi2/backend/tasks/main.yml
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@
 
 - name: Updates sync cron job. 
   cron: name="updates-sync" minute="15,45" user="ftpsync"
-        job="/usr/local/bin/lock-wrapper fedora-updates-push '/usr/local/bin/fedora-updates-push && /usr/local/bin/update-fullfilelist fedora"
+        job="/usr/local/bin/lock-wrapper fedora-updates-push '/usr/local/bin/fedora-updates-push && /usr/local/bin/update-fullfilelist fedora'"
         cron_file=updates-sync
   when: inventory_hostname.startswith('bodhi-backend01') and env == "production"
   tags:
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@
 
 - name: epel Updates sync cron job. 
   cron: name="epel-updates-sync" minute="15,45" user="ftpsync"
-        job="/usr/local/bin/lock-wrapper fedora-epel-push '/usr/local/bin/fedora-epel-push && /usr/local/bin/update-fullfilelist epel"
+        job="/usr/local/bin/lock-wrapper fedora-epel-push '/usr/local/bin/fedora-epel-push && /usr/local/bin/update-fullfilelist epel'"
         cron_file=updates-sync
   when: inventory_hostname.startswith('bodhi-backend01') and env == "production"
   tags: