diff --git a/cloud-init-vm.yaml.tftpl b/cloud-init-vm.yaml.tftpl
index adaa9e5..d2b2c9e 100644
--- a/cloud-init-vm.yaml.tftpl
+++ b/cloud-init-vm.yaml.tftpl
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ users:
 chpasswd:
   list: |
 %{ for u in each.value.extra_users ~}
-    ${u.name}:${u.password}
+    '${u.name}:${u.password}'
 %{ endfor ~}
   expire: false
 %{ endif ~}