diff --git a/roles/slurm-start/tasks/main.yml b/roles/slurm-start/tasks/main.yml
index b8839f24a0a122ee068f81957e2b0668cb65719b..b8ba5de058b1ec562d125a11710acd78f89b68be 100644
--- a/roles/slurm-start/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/slurm-start/tasks/main.yml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 
 - name: "create cluster in slurm db"
   shell:
-    cmd: ./sacctmgr show assoc format=Cluster -Pn | grep -q {{ clustername }} && ./sacctmgr -i create cluster {{ clustername }}"
+    cmd: ./sacctmgr show assoc format=Cluster -Pn | grep -q {{ clustername }} && ./sacctmgr -i create cluster {{ clustername }}
     chdir: "{{ slurm_dir }}/bin/"
   become: true