diff --git a/roles/mastodon-postgresql/tasks/main.yml b/roles/mastodon-postgresql/tasks/main.yml
index da13b67..2dea74c 100644
--- a/roles/mastodon-postgresql/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/mastodon-postgresql/tasks/main.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   become_user: postgres
 - name: Drop any existing database that may exist with the same name
   postgresql_db:
-    name: {{ DB_NAME }}
+    name: "{{ DB_NAME }}"
     state: absent
     become: true
     become_user: postgres