diff --git a/jenkins/jenkins2-ha-agents.yaml b/jenkins/jenkins2-ha-agents.yaml
index 4f84c51b4..51b862f4d 100644
--- a/jenkins/jenkins2-ha-agents.yaml
+++ b/jenkins/jenkins2-ha-agents.yaml
@@ -956,7 +956,7 @@ Resources:
               command: 'until $(curl -s -m 60 -o /dev/null -I -f -u "admin:$(cat /var/lib/jenkins/secrets/initialAdminPassword)" http://localhost:8080/cli/); do printf "."; sleep 1; done'
               test: '[ ! -f /var/lib/jenkins/setup_done.txt ]'
             'k_set_admin_password':
-              command: !Sub 'echo ''jenkins.model.Jenkins.instance.securityRealm.createAccount("admin", "${MasterAdminPassword}")'' | java -jar /var/cache/jenkins/war/WEB-INF/jenkins-cli.jar -s "http://localhost:8080/" -auth "admin:$(cat /var/lib/jenkins/secrets/initialAdminPassword)" groovy ='
+              command: !Sub 'echo $''jenkins.model.Jenkins.instance.securityRealm.createAccount("admin", \''${MasterAdminPassword}\'')'' | java -jar /var/cache/jenkins/war/WEB-INF/jenkins-cli.jar -s "http://localhost:8080/" -auth "admin:$(cat /var/lib/jenkins/secrets/initialAdminPassword)" groovy ='
               test: '[ ! -f /var/lib/jenkins/setup_done.txt ]'
             'l_stop_jenkins':
               command: 'service jenkins stop'
diff --git a/jenkins/jenkins2-ha.yaml b/jenkins/jenkins2-ha.yaml
index 38548cb53..12b4efca5 100644
--- a/jenkins/jenkins2-ha.yaml
+++ b/jenkins/jenkins2-ha.yaml
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ Resources:
               command: 'until $(curl -s -m 60 -o /dev/null -I -f -u "admin:$(cat /var/lib/jenkins/secrets/initialAdminPassword)" http://localhost:8080/cli/); do printf "."; sleep 1; done'
               test: '[ ! -f /var/lib/jenkins/setup_done.txt ]'
             'j_set_admin_password':
-              command: !Sub 'echo ''jenkins.model.Jenkins.instance.securityRealm.createAccount("admin", "${MasterAdminPassword}")'' | java -jar /var/cache/jenkins/war/WEB-INF/jenkins-cli.jar -s "http://localhost:8080/" -auth "admin:$(cat /var/lib/jenkins/secrets/initialAdminPassword)" groovy ='
+              command: !Sub 'echo $''jenkins.model.Jenkins.instance.securityRealm.createAccount("admin", \''${MasterAdminPassword}\'')'' | java -jar /var/cache/jenkins/war/WEB-INF/jenkins-cli.jar -s "http://localhost:8080/" -auth "admin:$(cat /var/lib/jenkins/secrets/initialAdminPassword)" groovy ='
               test: '[ ! -f /var/lib/jenkins/setup_done.txt ]'
             'k_stop_jenkins':
               command: 'service jenkins stop'