diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__fail2ban_jail/manifest b/cdist/conf/type/__fail2ban_jail/manifest
index cc222310..47b8a2d6 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__fail2ban_jail/manifest
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__fail2ban_jail/manifest
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ __file /etc/fail2ban/jail.local --mode 644
 
 export require="__file/etc/fail2ban/jail.local"
 (
-    echo [$__object_id]
+    echo "[$__object_id]"
     echo "enabled = true"
     if [ -f "$__object/parameter/override" ]; then
         cat "$__object/parameter/override"
     fi
-) |  __block /etc/fail2ban/jail.local:$__object_id --file /etc/fail2ban/jail.local --text -
+) |  __block "/etc/fail2ban/jail.local:$__object_id" --file /etc/fail2ban/jail.local --text -