diff --git a/roles/debian/ansible/defaults/main.yml b/roles/debian/ansible/defaults/main.yml
index cd00438c8..33a331751 100644
--- a/roles/debian/ansible/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/debian/ansible/defaults/main.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ ce_ansible:
   #venv_install_username: ansible # user to become when creating venv
   upgrade:
     enabled: true # create systemd timer to auto-upgrade Ansible
-    command: "{{ _venv_path }}/bin/python3 -m pip install --upgrade 'ansible{{ ce_ansible_version }}'" # if you set venv_path above then set it here too.
+    command: "{{ _venv_path }}/bin/python3 -m pip install --upgrade {{ 'ansible' ~ ce_ansible_version | quote }}" # if you set venv_path above then set it here too.
     on_calendar: "*-*-* 01:30:00" # see systemd.time documentation - https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/latest/systemd.time.html#Calendar%20Events
     #timer_name: upgrade_ansible
   linters: