diff --git a/roles/pre-checks/tasks/main.yml b/roles/pre-checks/tasks/main.yml
index 2857b37..e5a6b71 100644
--- a/roles/pre-checks/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/pre-checks/tasks/main.yml
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@
     ask-become-pass: true
     user: flyingscorpio
     state: present
-    key: {{ lookup("file", "~/.ssh/id_ed25519_lime2.pub") }}
+    key: "{{ lookup("file", "~/.ssh/id_ed25519_lime2.pub") }}"