diff --git a/roles/configure/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/configure/tasks/main.yaml
index 889be43..1f765b0 100644
--- a/roles/configure/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/configure/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
 
 - name: Run nmcli to check if Ethernet  connection has already been added
   shell: /usr/bin/nmcli c | grep 'Ethernet-{{ int_name }}'
-  register: "nmcli_result_eth-{{ int_name }}"
+  register: nmcli_result_eth-{{ int_name }}
   ignore_errors: True
   loop: "{{ phy_ints }}"
   loop_control: