diff --git a/ansible/pre-deploy.yml b/ansible/pre-deploy.yml
index fc840ae..dfdb952 100644
--- a/ansible/pre-deploy.yml
+++ b/ansible/pre-deploy.yml
@@ -80,4 +80,4 @@
         app: alerta
         restart: false
         config:
-          SMTP_PASSWORD: "{{ smtp_password }}"
+          SMTP_PASSWORD: "{{ smtp_passwd }}"