diff --git a/ansible/roles/nova/tasks/external-ceph.yml b/ansible/roles/nova/tasks/external-ceph.yml
index 5e3749508f..79363106bf 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/nova/tasks/external-ceph.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/nova/tasks/external-ceph.yml
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@
     - item.enabled | bool
   with_items:
     - uuid: "{{ rbd_secret_uuid }}"
-      content: nova_cephx_raw_key
+      content: "{{ nova_cephx_raw_key.stdout }}"
       enabled: true
     - uuid: "{{ cinder_rbd_secret_uuid }}"
-      content: cinder_cephx_raw_key
+      content: "{{ cinder_cephx_raw_key.stdout }}"
       enabled: "{{ cinder_backend_ceph }}"