diff --git a/roles/fedmsg/base/tasks/main.yml b/roles/fedmsg/base/tasks/main.yml
index bab022d456..6458cc454f 100644
--- a/roles/fedmsg/base/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/fedmsg/base/tasks/main.yml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
   - pkgdb.py
   - logging.py
   - base.py
-  when: 'persistent-cloud' not in group_names
+  when: "'persistent-cloud' not in group_names"
   tags:
   - config
   - fedmsgdconfig
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
   - relay.py
   - logging.py
   - base.py
-  when: 'persistent-cloud' in group_names
+  when: "'persistent-cloud' in group_names"
   tags:
   - config
   - fedmsgdconfig