diff --git a/tasks/section_5/cis_5.1.x.yml b/tasks/section_5/cis_5.1.x.yml
index 7261726..7a55bda 100644
--- a/tasks/section_5/cis_5.1.x.yml
+++ b/tasks/section_5/cis_5.1.x.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
       register: discovered_sshd_confs
 
     - name: "5.1.1 | PATCH | Ensure permissions on /etc/ssh/sshd_config are configured"
-      when: (item.path != "'/etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/60-cloudimg-settings.conf'" and system_is_ec2 )
+      when: (item.path != '/etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/60-cloudimg-settings.conf' and system_is_ec2 )
       ansible.builtin.file:
         path: "{{ item.path }}"
         recurse: false