diff --git a/tasks/tmpreaper.yml b/tasks/tmpreaper.yml
index 9f851a0..bb2ef6f 100644
--- a/tasks/tmpreaper.yml
+++ b/tasks/tmpreaper.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     ansible.builtin.lineinfile:
       path: /etc/cron.daily/tmpreaper
       regexp: '^  --ctime \\'
-      line: '  --mtime \\'
+      line: '  --mtime \'
     when: not tmpreaper_use_ctime
 
   - name: Install the tmpreaper configuration