diff --git a/roles/backup/tasks/awx-cro.yml b/roles/backup/tasks/awx-cro.yml
index 12693827..b7531cc4 100644
--- a/roles/backup/tasks/awx-cro.yml
+++ b/roles/backup/tasks/awx-cro.yml
@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@
     namespace: "{{ backup_pvc_namespace }}"
     pod: "{{ meta.name }}-db-management"
     command: >-
-      bash -c "echo '{{ awx_spec }}' > {{ backup_dir }}/awx_object"
+      bash -c 'echo "$0" > {{ backup_dir  }}/awx_object' {{ awx_spec | quote  }}