diff --git a/playbooks/IaC_database.yml b/playbooks/IaC_database.yml
index 2e4c6f3..637235d 100644
--- a/playbooks/IaC_database.yml
+++ b/playbooks/IaC_database.yml
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
         owner: psql
         group: psql
         mode: "0750"
-        line: "POSTGRES_PASSWORD=\"{{ postgres_db_password }}\""
+        line: "POSTGRES_PASSWORD={{ postgres_db_password }}"
         create: true
 
     - name: Place container environment file for mysql user
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
         owner: mysql
         group: mysql
         mode: "0750"
-        line: "MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=\"{{ mysql_db_password }}\""
+        line: "MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD={{ mysql_db_password }}"
         create: true
 
     - name: Allow mysql user to linger