diff --git a/roles/ceph-mds/tasks/create_mds_filesystems.yml b/roles/ceph-mds/tasks/create_mds_filesystems.yml
index 6ad3c02af..f9a6e5a74 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-mds/tasks/create_mds_filesystems.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-mds/tasks/create_mds_filesystems.yml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
     - check_existing_cephfs.rc != 0
 
 - name: assign application to cephfs pools
-  command: "{{ docker_exec_cmd | default('') }} ceph --cluster {{ cluster }} osd pool application enable {{ item }} {{ cephfs }}"
+  command: "{{ docker_exec_cmd | default('') }} ceph --cluster {{ cluster }} osd pool application enable {{ item }} cephfs"
   with_items:
     - "{{ cephfs_data }}"
     - "{{ cephfs_metadata }}"