diff --git a/tasks/setupacdc.yml b/tasks/setupacdc.yml
index 7f1076d..a9057c7 100644
--- a/tasks/setupacdc.yml
+++ b/tasks/setupacdc.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
           -ostype {{ container_ostype }} \
           -hostname {{ container_hostname }} \
           -password {{ container_password }} \
-          -ssh-public-keys {{ container_pubkey }} \
+          -ssh-public-keys "{{ container_pubkey }}" \
           -cores {{ container_cores }} \
           -memory {{ container_memory }} \
           -swap {{ container_swap }} \