diff --git a/roles/distgit/tasks/main.yml b/roles/distgit/tasks/main.yml
index 2fa0f6f423..9c536b107d 100644
--- a/roles/distgit/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/distgit/tasks/main.yml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
     name="check-update-hooks" cron_file="ansible-check-update-hooks"
     minute=0 hour=0 weekday=3
     user=nobody
-    job="MAILTO={{git_check_perms_mailto | "root"}} PATH=/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin git check-perms --check=update-hook {{ git_basepath | "/git"}}"
+    job="MAILTO=root PATH=/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin git check-perms --check=update-hook /git}}"
 
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