diff --git a/ansible/roles/firstboot/files/ansible_payload/roles/metacluster/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/firstboot/files/ansible_payload/roles/metacluster/tasks/main.yml
index 65b11ef..0d05f69 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/firstboot/files/ansible_payload/roles/metacluster/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/firstboot/files/ansible_payload/roles/metacluster/tasks/main.yml
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
         ingress:
           hosts:
             core: registry.{{ vapp['guestinfo.fqdn'] }}
-      harborAdminPassword: {{ vapp['guestinfo.rootpw'] }}
+      harborAdminPassword: "{{ vapp['guestinfo.rootpw'] }}"
       notary:
         enabled: false