diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index b46906a..ec4ca44 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ steps:
       curl \
       make
   - |
-    jq '.password="$RANDOM_STRING"' ./packer/ova/vsphere.json > /tmp/vsphere.json && \
+    jq '.password="'"$RANDOM_STRING"'"' ./packer/ova/vsphere.json > /tmp/vsphere.json && \
     mv /tmp/vsphere.json ./packer/ova/vsphere.json
   - |
     cat ./packer/ova/vsphere.json