diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 890574d..59afe27 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   with_items:
   - "^JAVA_HOME="
   - "^export JAVA_HOME"
-  - "^PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH"
+  - "^PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:\$PATH"
 
 - name: Update environment with JAVA_HOME
   lineinfile: