diff --git a/roles/ydbd/tasks/main.yml b/roles/ydbd/tasks/main.yml
index 0a14b92..cac2864 100644
--- a/roles/ydbd/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/ydbd/tasks/main.yml
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@
 - name: Create the YDB release directory
   file:
     state: directory
-    path="{{ ydb_dir }}/release"
+    path: "{{ ydb_dir }}/release"
     group: bin
     owner: root
     mode: '0755'