diff --git a/roles/gitea/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/gitea/tasks/main.yaml
index 36096fa..34223a2 100644
--- a/roles/gitea/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/gitea/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     gitea_combined_values: "{{ gitea_default_values | combine(gitea_values, recursive=true) }}"
 
 - set_fact:
-    gitea_combined_values: "gitea_combined_values | combine(gitea_external_db_values, recursive=true) }}"
+    gitea_combined_values: "{{ gitea_combined_values | combine(gitea_external_db_values, recursive=true) }}"
   when: gitea_use_external_db
 
 - set_fact: