diff --git a/roles/cloud-gce/tasks/main.yml b/roles/cloud-gce/tasks/main.yml
index 04bc4ed..1db619b 100644
--- a/roles/cloud-gce/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/cloud-gce/tasks/main.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
       metadata:
         ssh-keys: "ubuntu:{{ ssh_public_key_lookup }}"
         user-data: |
-          #! /bin/bash
+          #!/bin/bash
           sudo apt-get remove -y --purge sshguard
       network: "{{ algo_server_name }}"
       tags: