diff --git a/roles/mariadb/templates/.my.cnf.j2 b/roles/mariadb/templates/.my.cnf.j2
index 0a8e76c..efe928d 100644
--- a/roles/mariadb/templates/.my.cnf.j2
+++ b/roles/mariadb/templates/.my.cnf.j2
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 [client]
 user=root
-password={{ mariadb_root_password }}
+password='{{ mariadb_root_password }}'