diff --git a/.templates/01-config_yaml.sh b/.templates/01-config_yaml.sh
index 4a3c70b66..a6db01fdd 100755
--- a/.templates/01-config_yaml.sh
+++ b/.templates/01-config_yaml.sh
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ while IFS= read -r line; do
         # export to python
         if command -v "python3" &>/dev/null; then
             [ ! -f /env.py ] && echo "import os" > /env.py
-            echo "os.environ['${KEYS}'] = ${VALUE}" >> /env.py
+            echo "os.environ['${KEYS}'] = '${VALUE}'" >> /env.py
             python3 /env.py
         fi
         # set .env