diff --git a/roles/distgit/tasks/main.yml b/roles/distgit/tasks/main.yml
index fb62b8d012..5db8548987 100644
--- a/roles/distgit/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/distgit/tasks/main.yml
@@ -353,8 +353,8 @@
 
 - name: copy pkgs.fedoraproject.org ssl cert to pkgs machine
   synchronize:
-    src: {{ item }}
-    dest: {{ item }}
+    src: "{{ item }}"
+    dest: "{{ item }}"
   with_items:
   - /etc/pki/tls/certs/pkgs.fedoraproject.org.cert
   - /etc/pki/tls/certs/pkgs.fedoraproject.org.intermediate.cert