diff --git a/take-over-existing-cluster.yml b/take-over-existing-cluster.yml
index 4adbc24d0..b55c255e9 100644
--- a/take-over-existing-cluster.yml
+++ b/take-over-existing-cluster.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
       action: config_template
       args:
         src: "roles/ceph-common/templates/ceph.conf.j2"
-        dest: {{ ceph_conf.stdout }}
+        dest: "{{ ceph_conf.stdout }}"
         owner: "{{ ceph_conf_stat.stat.pw_name }}"
         group: "{{ ceph_conf_stat.stat.gr_name }}"
         mode: "{{ ceph_conf_stat.stat.mode }}"