diff --git a/xos/openstack_observer/run_ansible b/xos/openstack_observer/run_ansible
index 8d97f5f..a504ec3 100755
--- a/xos/openstack_observer/run_ansible
+++ b/xos/openstack_observer/run_ansible
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 source /opt/ansible/hacking/env-setup >> /dev/null
-ansible-playbook -v $@
+ansible-playbook -v "$@"