diff --git a/roles/kubernetes-apps/ansible/vars/main.yml b/roles/kubernetes-apps/ansible/vars/main.yml
index 9cf56070c..f71c65203 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes-apps/ansible/vars/main.yml
+++ b/roles/kubernetes-apps/ansible/vars/main.yml
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ coredns_manifests:
 - coredns-sa.yml.j2
 - coredns-svc.yml.j2
 - "{{ dns_autoscaler_manifests if enable_dns_autoscaler else [] }}"
-- "{{ coredns-poddisruptionbudget.yml.j2 if coredns_pod_disruption_budget else [] }}"
+- "{{ 'coredns-poddisruptionbudget.yml.j2' if coredns_pod_disruption_budget else [] }}"
 
 nodelocaldns_manifests:
 - nodelocaldns-config.yml.j2
 - nodelocaldns-daemonset.yml.j2
 - nodelocaldns-sa.yml.j2
-- "{{ nodelocaldns-second-daemonset.yml.j2 if enable_nodelocaldns_secondary else [] }}"
+- "{{ 'nodelocaldns-second-daemonset.yml.j2' if enable_nodelocaldns_secondary else [] }}"