diff --git a/salt/logstash/pipelines/config/so/0900_input_redis.conf.jinja b/salt/logstash/pipelines/config/so/0900_input_redis.conf.jinja
index 956bbbaa0..b4251b81a 100644
--- a/salt/logstash/pipelines/config/so/0900_input_redis.conf.jinja
+++ b/salt/logstash/pipelines/config/so/0900_input_redis.conf.jinja
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ input {
                 type => 'redis-input'
                 threads => {{ THREADS }}
                 batch_count => {{ BATCH }}
-                password => {{ REDIS_PASS }}
+                password => '{{ REDIS_PASS }}'
         }
 }
 {%   endfor %}