diff --git a/roles/server/gitea/templates/update_gitea.sh b/roles/server/gitea/templates/update_gitea.sh
index 91dcbb7..a58b886 100644
--- a/roles/server/gitea/templates/update_gitea.sh
+++ b/roles/server/gitea/templates/update_gitea.sh
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 readonly CHECKSUM_TYPE="sha256";
 readonly CHECKSUM_APP="${CHECKSUM_TYPE}sum";
 readonly GPG_FINGERPRINT="7C9E68152594688862D62AF62D9AE806EC1592E2";
-readonly GITEA_USER='{{ gitea_system_user }}';
-readonly GITEA_DIR='{{ gitea_installation_directory }}';
-readonly GITEA_BIN='{{ gitea_binary_path }}';
-readonly SERVICE_NAME='{{ gitea_service_name }}';
+readonly GITEA_USER={{ gitea_system_user | quote }};
+readonly GITEA_DIR={{ gitea_installation_directory | quote }};
+readonly GITEA_BIN={{ gitea_binary_path | quote }};
+readonly SERVICE_NAME={{ gitea_service_name | quote }};
 
 set -e;