diff --git a/ansible/roles/monasca/tasks/register.yml b/ansible/roles/monasca/tasks/register.yml
index d91a400d0f..b2f5b74c85 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/monasca/tasks/register.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/monasca/tasks/register.yml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
       password: "{{ monasca_keystone_password }}"
       role: "admin"
       region_name: "{{ openstack_region_name }}"
-      auth: "{{ '{{ monasca_openstack_auth }}' }}"
+      auth: "{{ monasca_openstack_auth }}"
   run_once: True
 
 - name: Creating monasca roles