diff --git a/templates/mailman.cfg.j2 b/templates/mailman.cfg.j2
index 22917c0..443e578 100644
--- a/templates/mailman.cfg.j2
+++ b/templates/mailman.cfg.j2
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ api_version: 3.1
 admin_user: {{ mailman_api_user }}
 
 # The administrative password.
-admin_pass: '{{ mailman_rest_api_pwd }}'
+admin_pass: {{ mailman_rest_api_pwd }}
 
 # Number of workers to start.
 # http://docs.gunicorn.org/en/stable/settings.html#workers