diff --git a/tasks/post_remediation_audit.yml b/tasks/post_remediation_audit.yml
index eb01bc7..2c51bbb 100644
--- a/tasks/post_remediation_audit.yml
+++ b/tasks/post_remediation_audit.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 
 - name: Post Audit | Run post_remediation {{ benchmark }} audit
-  ansible.builtin.shell: "{{ audit_conf_dir }}/run_audit.sh -v {{ audit_vars_path }} -o {{ post_audit_outfile }} -g {{ group_names }}"
+  ansible.builtin.shell: "{{ audit_conf_dir }}/run_audit.sh -v {{ audit_vars_path }} -o {{ post_audit_outfile }} -g \"{{ group_names }}\""
   changed_when: true
   environment:
       AUDIT_BIN: "{{ audit_bin }}"
diff --git a/tasks/pre_remediation_audit.yml b/tasks/pre_remediation_audit.yml
index 258171a..e3a261e 100644
--- a/tasks/pre_remediation_audit.yml
+++ b/tasks/pre_remediation_audit.yml
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
       mode: '0600'
 
 - name: Pre Audit | Run pre_remediation {{ benchmark }} audit
-  ansible.builtin.shell: "{{ audit_conf_dir }}/run_audit.sh -v {{ audit_vars_path }} -o {{ pre_audit_outfile }} -g {{ group_names }}"
+  ansible.builtin.shell: "{{ audit_conf_dir }}/run_audit.sh -v {{ audit_vars_path }} -o {{ pre_audit_outfile }} -g \"{{ group_names }}\""
   changed_when: true
   environment:
       AUDIT_BIN: "{{ audit_bin }}"