diff --git a/roles/osm/tasks/main.yml b/roles/osm/tasks/main.yml
index e568f14ab..cce9c7de3 100644
--- a/roles/osm/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/osm/tasks/main.yml
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@
 
 - name: All - Point wsgi to virtual environment
   lineinfile: dest={{ osm_venv }}/bin/iiab.wsgi
-              regexp='path_to_virtualenv*'
-              line='path_to_virtualenv = /usr/local/osm'
+              regexp="path_to_virtualenv*"
+              line="path_to_virtualenv = '/usr/local/osm'"
               state=present
 
 - name: All - Copy IIAB config file