diff --git a/roles/container-engine/cri-o/templates/crio.conf.j2 b/roles/container-engine/cri-o/templates/crio.conf.j2
index d209b2bef..177d2a3f5 100644
--- a/roles/container-engine/cri-o/templates/crio.conf.j2
+++ b/roles/container-engine/cri-o/templates/crio.conf.j2
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ conmon = "{{ crio_conmon }}"
 conmon_cgroup = "pod"
 {% else %}
 {% if kube_reserved is defined and kube_reserved|bool %}
-conmon_cgroup = "{{ kube_reserved_cgroups_for_service_slice }}
+conmon_cgroup = "{{ kube_reserved_cgroups_for_service_slice }}"
 {% else %}
 conmon_cgroup = "system.slice"
 {% endif %}