diff --git a/zuul.d/secrets.yaml b/zuul.d/secrets.yaml
index 33c1b4b954..b5b2953c16 100644
--- a/zuul.d/secrets.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/secrets.yaml
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@
         # location. Set this so that changes to branches get published
         # correctly.
         branch:
-          path: "/afs/.openstack.org/docs/releasenotes/{{ zuul[project][short_name]}/"
+          path: "/afs/.openstack.org/docs/releasenotes/{zuul[project][short_name]}/"
 
 - secret:
     # Same secret as afsdocs_secret but different data for publishing to