diff --git a/examples/playbooks/user_commands.yml b/examples/playbooks/user_commands.yml
index b507d1e294..2d5a792eb3 100644
--- a/examples/playbooks/user_commands.yml
+++ b/examples/playbooks/user_commands.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     # the 'name' element for each task
 
     - action: user name=tset comment=NyetUser
-    - action: user name=tset password=$password
+    - action: user name=tset password={{password}}
 
     # The following will add the user to supplementary groups.