diff --git a/scripts/bootstrap-aio.sh b/scripts/bootstrap-aio.sh
index 9ed9d5c23c..85ae13be8d 100755
--- a/scripts/bootstrap-aio.sh
+++ b/scripts/bootstrap-aio.sh
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ pushd tests
   else
     /opt/ansible-runtime/bin/ansible-playbook bootstrap-aio.yml \
                      -i test-inventory.ini \
-                     -e "${BOOTSTRAP_OPTS}"
+                     -e ${BOOTSTRAP_OPTS}
   fi
 popd