diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/tower_job_wait-wrong_examples.yml b/changelogs/fragments/tower_job_wait-wrong_examples.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..07f29fe57af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/tower_job_wait-wrong_examples.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - tower_job_wait - Fixed wrong variable specification in examples
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/web_infrastructure/ansible_tower/tower_job_launch.py b/lib/ansible/modules/web_infrastructure/ansible_tower/tower_job_launch.py
index 87e9b2be22d..dbae9e9399e 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/web_infrastructure/ansible_tower/tower_job_launch.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/web_infrastructure/ansible_tower/tower_job_launch.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
 
 - name: Wait for job max 120s
   tower_job_wait:
-    job_id: job.id
+    job_id: "{{ job.id }}"
     timeout: 120
 
 # Launch job template with inventory and credential for prompt on launch
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
   register: job
 - name: Wait for job max 120s
   tower_job_wait:
-    job_id: job.id
+    job_id: "{{ job.id }}"
     timeout: 120
 '''
 
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/web_infrastructure/ansible_tower/tower_job_wait.py b/lib/ansible/modules/web_infrastructure/ansible_tower/tower_job_wait.py
index 42bbbb68eee..d512a07565c 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/web_infrastructure/ansible_tower/tower_job_wait.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/web_infrastructure/ansible_tower/tower_job_wait.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
 
 - name: Wait for job max 120s
   tower_job_wait:
-    job_id: job.id
+    job_id: "{{ job.id }}"
     timeout: 120
 '''