diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/nova_all/haproxy_service.yml b/inventory/group_vars/nova_all/haproxy_service.yml
index b5d4f4b84f..02551d71a5 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/nova_all/haproxy_service.yml
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/nova_all/haproxy_service.yml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ haproxy_nova_spice_console_service:
   haproxy_timeout_client: 60m
   haproxy_timeout_server: 60m
   haproxy_balance_alg: source
-  haproxy_backend_httpcheck_options: "{{ haproxy_nova_console_http_mode | ternary(['send ' ~ haproxy_nova_healthcheck_hdr ~ 'meth HEAD uri /spice_auto.html', 'expect status 200'], []) }}"
+  haproxy_backend_httpcheck_options: "{{ haproxy_nova_console_http_mode | ternary(['send ' ~ haproxy_nova_healthcheck_hdr ~ ' meth HEAD uri /spice_auto.html', 'expect status 200'], []) }}"
   haproxy_backend_ssl: "{{ nova_backend_ssl | default(openstack_service_backend_ssl) }}"
   haproxy_backend_ca: "{{ nova_haproxy_backend_ca | default(openstack_haproxy_backend_ca) }}"
   haproxy_accept_both_protocols: "{{ nova_accept_both_protocols | default(openstack_service_accept_both_protocols) }}"