diff --git a/playbooks/roles/zuul-executor/tasks/main.yaml b/playbooks/roles/zuul-executor/tasks/main.yaml
index b45baf8552..dcc294009b 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/zuul-executor/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/zuul-executor/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   vars:
     repo_name: "{{ item.name }}"
     repo_key: "{{ item.key }}"
-    repo_content: " {{item.content }}"
+    repo_content: "{{ item.content }}"
   loop: '{{ zuul_executor_ppas }}'
 
 - name: Atomic for focal