diff --git a/roles/openvpn/tasks/main.yml b/roles/openvpn/tasks/main.yml
index 8e32472fa..3463881a7 100644
--- a/roles/openvpn/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/openvpn/tasks/main.yml
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@
   - option: name
     value: OpenVPN
   - option: description
-    value: "OpenVPN enables live/remote support by connecting machines anywhere on the Internet, via a middleman server, using Virtual Private Network (VPN) techniques to create secure connections."
+    value: '"OpenVPN enables live/remote support by connecting machines anywhere on the Internet, via a middleman server, using Virtual Private Network (VPN) techniques to create secure connections."'
   - option: enabled
     value: "{{ openvpn_enabled }}"
 # openvpn_handle variable can no longer be left completely undefined of August 2018 (EMPTY STRING "" IS TOLERATED, in which case OpenVPN server should use /etc/iiab/uuid in lieu of the handle)