diff --git a/common-tasks/test-set-nodepool-vars.yml b/common-tasks/test-set-nodepool-vars.yml
index 792f1c1d..c4638ea3 100644
--- a/common-tasks/test-set-nodepool-vars.yml
+++ b/common-tasks/test-set-nodepool-vars.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
         echo "pip_default_index=${NODEPOOL_PYPI_MIRROR}"
         echo "pip_wheel_mirror=${NODEPOOL_WHEEL_MIRROR}"
         if [[ ${NODEPOOL_PYPI_MIRROR} == *.ovh.* ]]; then
-          echo "nova_virt_type='qemu'"
+          echo "nova_virt_type=qemu"
         fi
       args:
         executable: /bin/bash