diff --git a/templates/scripts/includes/deployment.sh b/templates/scripts/includes/deployment.sh
index 6f791a3..80fcb88 100755
--- a/templates/scripts/includes/deployment.sh
+++ b/templates/scripts/includes/deployment.sh
@@ -1412,7 +1412,7 @@ DEBOPT_OPTIONS=("--no-merged-usr")
 # systemd + network related packages
 DEBOPT_OPTIONS+=("--variant=minbase --include=systemd,systemd-sysv,init,isc-dhcp-client,ifupdown")
 # TT#61152 Add configuration Acquire::Retries=3, for apt to retry downloads
-DEBOPT_OPTIONS+=("--aptopt='Acquire::Retries \"3\"' ")
+DEBOPT_OPTIONS+=("--aptopt='Acquire::Retries=3'")
 
 if [[ -n "${EFI_PARTITION}" ]] ; then
   if efi_support ; then