diff --git a/sisso/sisso-metal-nonmetal.bkr b/sisso/sisso-metal-nonmetal.bkr
index fb1bec70f4afc23a196f487bb88562a2b70d38d4..54bb54b590ca29a4f832ab59afb9eb048ce1ec38 100644
--- a/sisso/sisso-metal-nonmetal.bkr
+++ b/sisso/sisso-metal-nonmetal.bkr
@@ -978,7 +978,7 @@
                     "import string",
                     "",
                     "kube_namespace = os.environ.get('KUBE_NAMESPACE','default')",
-                    "IP = "sisso-img.%s.svc.cluster.local" %kube_namespace",
+                    "IP = 'sisso-img.%s.svc.cluster.local' %kube_namespace",
                     "PORT = 22",
                     "random_name = 'AA_'+''.join(random.SystemRandom().choice(string.ascii_uppercase + string.digits) for _ in range(20))",
                     "",
diff --git a/topological-quantum-phases/QSHI_trivial.bkr b/topological-quantum-phases/QSHI_trivial.bkr
index d19fd31f24451bb4b91b7e9d1cc8103c70a98f5f..6b5de8756697bf6cf98151c3400d6e805b2a03e4 100644
--- a/topological-quantum-phases/QSHI_trivial.bkr
+++ b/topological-quantum-phases/QSHI_trivial.bkr
@@ -780,7 +780,7 @@
                     "import string",
                     "",
                     "kube_namespace = os.environ.get('KUBE_NAMESPACE','default')",
-                    "IP = "sisso-img.%s.svc.cluster.local" %kube_namespace",
+                    "IP = 'sisso-img.%s.svc.cluster.local' %kube_namespace",
                     "PORT = 22",
                     "random_name = 'AA_'+''.join(random.SystemRandom().choice(string.ascii_uppercase + string.digits) for _ in range(20))",
                     "",