diff --git a/roles/iiab-admin/templates/profile_ssh_warn.sh b/roles/iiab-admin/templates/profile_ssh_warn.sh
index f18f4a097..9f18e40be 100755
--- a/roles/iiab-admin/templates/profile_ssh_warn.sh
+++ b/roles/iiab-admin/templates/profile_ssh_warn.sh
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ check_hash () {
     if check_user_pwd "iiab-admin" "{{ iiab_admin_published_pwd }}"; then
         echo -e "\nSSH is enabled and the published password for user 'iiab-admin' is in use."
         echo -e "THIS IS A SECURITY RISK - please log in as user 'iiab-admin' and run 'passwd'"
-        echo =e "to change its password.\n"
+        echo -e "to change its password.\n"
     fi
 }