diff --git a/tasks/etckeeper.yml b/tasks/etckeeper.yml
index 3ed9937..76df9bc 100644
--- a/tasks/etckeeper.yml
+++ b/tasks/etckeeper.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
   changed_when: False
 
 - name: "configure git user.name"
-  command: git config user.name "{{etckeeper_user_name}}"
+  command: git config user.name "{{ etckeeper_user_name }}"
   args:
     chdir: /etc
     warn: off
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
   changed_when: False
 
 - name: "configure git user.email"
-  command: git config user.email "{{etckeeper_user_email}}"
+  command: git config user.email "{{ etckeeper_user_email }}"
   args:
     chdir: /etc
     warn: off