diff --git a/roles/database_init/tasks/main.yml b/roles/database_init/tasks/main.yml
index d726910..ca246cb 100644
--- a/roles/database_init/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/database_init/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 
 - name: debug message
-  debug: msg="{{ lookup('aws_secret','atl_db_root_password_secret', region='atl_aws_region') }}"
+  debug: msg="{{ lookup('aws_secret','atl_db_root_password_secret', region={{ atl_aws_region }}) }}"
 
 - name: Create application DB user
   postgresql_user: