diff --git a/roles/debian/gitlab/templates/gitlab.rb.j2 b/roles/debian/gitlab/templates/gitlab.rb.j2
index b31c6f6d3..4740d2639 100644
--- a/roles/debian/gitlab/templates/gitlab.rb.j2
+++ b/roles/debian/gitlab/templates/gitlab.rb.j2
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ external_url 'https://{{ gitlab.server_name }}'
 ##! Docs: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/omnibus-gitlab/blob/master/doc/settings/gitlab.yml.md
 ################################################################################
 {% if (gitlab.ssh_url | length > 0) %}
-gitlab_rails['gitlab_ssh_host'] = {{ gitlab.ssh_url }}"
+gitlab_rails['gitlab_ssh_host'] = '{{ gitlab.ssh_url }}'
 {% else %}
 # gitlab_rails['gitlab_ssh_host'] = 'ssh.host_example.com'
 {% endif %}