diff --git a/molecule/default/verify.yml b/molecule/default/verify.yml
index f3b4549d13ef8fa17d8c4bb7787533daa09e368f..ffa2267af646fe0a171dc3433c3f740d1c8619fd 100644
--- a/molecule/default/verify.yml
+++ b/molecule/default/verify.yml
@@ -64,5 +64,5 @@
           - (ansible_facts.services | community.general.json_query(molecule_service_jpq)).state == "running"
         quiet: true
       vars:
-        molecule_service_jpq: '["valkey-server@wp.service]|[0]'
+        molecule_service_jpq: '["valkey-server@wp.service"]|[0]'
 ...