diff --git a/playbook.yml b/playbook.yml
index 16554cb..3656e4d 100644
--- a/playbook.yml
+++ b/playbook.yml
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
 
     - name: Retrieve token & reference new cluster
       ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-        cluster: "{{ cluster | combine( { mastertoken: lookup('file', /var/lib/rancher/k3s/server/token) }, { apiurl: 'https://{{ cluster.virtualip | ansible.utils.ipaddr('address') }}:6443' } ) }}"
+        cluster: "{{ cluster | combine( { mastertoken: '{{ lookup('file', /var/lib/rancher/k3s/server/token) }}' }, { apiurl: 'https://{{ cluster.virtualip | ansible.utils.ipaddr('address') }}:6443' } ) }}"
       when: cluster.mastertoken is not defined
 
     - ansible.builtin.debug: