diff --git a/management/tasks/main.yml b/management/tasks/main.yml
index 79923119fcc0c7df4428b51efc68fb0c67f93e66..16668f9b9bab9214451f2a15f06519af84102294 100644
--- a/management/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/management/tasks/main.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 - name: ensure required software for ansible is installed
   apt:
-    name: {{ item }}
+    name: "{{ item }}"
     state: installed
   with_items:
     - python-yaml
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@
     - ansible
 
 - name: ensure ansible is up to date
-  git: ansible to opt
+  git:
     dest: /opt/ansible
     recursive: yes
     repo: https://github.com/ansible/ansible.git
-    version: {{ mgmt_ansible_version }}
+    version: "{{ mgmt_ansible_version }}"
   notify:
     - rebuild ansible and its documentation
     - rebuild ansible egg info