diff --git a/roles/network_plugin/contiv/templates/contiv-etcd-proxy.yml.j2 b/roles/network_plugin/contiv/templates/contiv-etcd-proxy.yml.j2
index 5b4b643c2..a9690cc2f 100644
--- a/roles/network_plugin/contiv/templates/contiv-etcd-proxy.yml.j2
+++ b/roles/network_plugin/contiv/templates/contiv-etcd-proxy.yml.j2
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ spec:
           image: {{ contiv_etcd_image_repo }}:{{ contiv_etcd_image_tag }}
           env:
             - name: ETCD_LISTEN_CLIENT_URLS
-              value: http://127.0.0.1:{{ contiv_etcd_listen_port }}
+              value: 'http://127.0.0.1:{{ contiv_etcd_listen_port }}'
             - name: ETCD_PROXY
               value: "on"
             - name: ETCD_INITIAL_CLUSTER
-              value: {{ contiv_etcd_endpoints }}
+              value: '{{ contiv_etcd_endpoints }}'