diff --git a/ansible/templates/alerta.conf b/ansible/templates/alerta.conf
index 7fab319..10f269c 100644
--- a/ansible/templates/alerta.conf
+++ b/ansible/templates/alerta.conf
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ sslverify = False
 timezone = Europe/London
 
 [alerta-mailer]
-amqp_url = "{{ db_type }}://{{ db_user }}:{{ db_passwd }}@{{ db_loc }}/kombu"
+amqp_url = {{ db_type }}://{{ db_user }}:{{ db_passwd }}@{{ db_loc }}/kombu
 debug = True
 email_type = text
 endpoint = http://localhost:8080