diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/monitor-dashboard/files/secret.yml b/roles/openshift-apps/monitor-dashboard/files/secret.yml
index d96ee57f1b..d2f92ce6e4 100644
--- a/roles/openshift-apps/monitor-dashboard/files/secret.yml
+++ b/roles/openshift-apps/monitor-dashboard/files/secret.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 - apiVersion: v1
   data:
-    DATANOMER_PWD: {{ datanommer_ro_password | b64encode }}
+    DATANOMER_PWD: "{{ datanommer_ro_password | b64encode }}"
   kind: Secret
   metadata:
     name: datanommer-secret