diff --git a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/vmware/vmwarerc b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/vmware/vmwarerc
index 62d45822a4..0cde6b3a09 100644
--- a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/vmware/vmwarerc
+++ b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/vmware/vmwarerc
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
 
 # Libvirt congfiguration
-:libvirt_uri: "esx://@HOST@/?no_verify=1&auto_answer=1"
+:libvirt_uri: "'esx://@HOST@/?no_verify=1&auto_answer=1'"
 
 # Username and password of the VMware hypervisor
 :username: "oneadmin"
@@ -23,4 +23,4 @@
 
 # VMotion configuration attributes
 :datacenter: "ha-datacenter"
-:vcenter:
\ No newline at end of file
+:vcenter: