diff --git a/roles/openvpn/templates/announcer b/roles/openvpn/templates/announcer
index 62f69714a..5824f2954 100755
--- a/roles/openvpn/templates/announcer
+++ b/roles/openvpn/templates/announcer
@@ -25,5 +25,5 @@ HANDLE=${HANDLE// /_}
 ID=`printf "HANDLE = %s|UUID = %s|" $HANDLE $UUID`
 $SERVER -l -k -p1705 --exec "/bin/echo $ID" &
 {% else %}
-daemon --pidfile=${PID_FILE} $SERVER "-l -k -p1705 --exec \"/usr/bin/echo $(printf 'HANDLE = %s|UUID = %s\' $HANDLE $UUID)\"' &
+daemon --pidfile=${PID_FILE} $SERVER "-l -k -p1705 --exec \"/usr/bin/echo $(printf 'HANDLE = %s|UUID = %s' $HANDLE $UUID)\"" &
 {% endif %}