diff --git a/shared/templates/package_installed_guard_var/bash.template b/shared/templates/package_installed_guard_var/bash.template
index 61ec0f61f6a..86b03c61821 100644
--- a/shared/templates/package_installed_guard_var/bash.template
+++ b/shared/templates/package_installed_guard_var/bash.template
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 {{{ bash_instantiate_variables(VARIABLE) }}}
 
 {{% if OPERATION == "pattern match" %}}
-  if [[ "{{{ VALUE }}}" =~ "${{{ VARIABLE }}}" ]]; then
+  if [[ "{{{ VALUE }}}" =~ ${{{ VARIABLE }}} ]]; then
     {{{ bash_package_install(package=PKGNAME) }}}
   fi
 {{% else %}}
diff --git a/shared/templates/package_removed_guard_var/bash.template b/shared/templates/package_removed_guard_var/bash.template
index d7d5b6b7b85..81cd8b25a4a 100644
--- a/shared/templates/package_removed_guard_var/bash.template
+++ b/shared/templates/package_removed_guard_var/bash.template
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 {{{ bash_instantiate_variables(VARIABLE) }}}
 
 {{% if OPERATION == "pattern match" %}}
-  if ! [[ "{{{ VALUE }}}" =~ "${{{ VARIABLE }}}" ]]; then
+  if ! [[ "{{{ VALUE }}}" =~ ${{{ VARIABLE }}} ]]; then
     {{{ bash_package_remove(package=PKGNAME) }}}
   fi
 {{% else %}}
diff --git a/shared/templates/service_disabled_guard_var/bash.template b/shared/templates/service_disabled_guard_var/bash.template
index b175b99fc89..0afd3332d86 100644
--- a/shared/templates/service_disabled_guard_var/bash.template
+++ b/shared/templates/service_disabled_guard_var/bash.template
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 {{{ bash_instantiate_variables(VARIABLE) }}}
 
 {{% if OPERATION == "pattern match" %}}
-if ! [[ "{{{ VALUE }}}" =~ "${{{ VARIABLE }}}" ]];
+if ! [[ "{{{ VALUE }}}" =~ ${{{ VARIABLE }}} ]]; then
 {{% else %}}
 if [ ${{{ VARIABLE }}} != {{{ VALUE }}} ]; then
 {{%- endif %}}
diff --git a/shared/templates/service_enabled_guard_var/bash.template b/shared/templates/service_enabled_guard_var/bash.template
index 3cedf2eacfa..12f12bac454 100644
--- a/shared/templates/service_enabled_guard_var/bash.template
+++ b/shared/templates/service_enabled_guard_var/bash.template
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 SYSTEMCTL_EXEC='/usr/bin/systemctl'
 {{% if OPERATION == "pattern match" %}}
-if [[ "{{{ VALUE }}}" =~ "${{{ VARIABLE }}}" ]];
+if [[ "{{{ VALUE }}}" =~ ${{{ VARIABLE }}} ]]; then
 {{% else %}}
 if [ ${{{ VARIABLE }}} == {{{ VALUE }}} ]; then
 {{%- endif %}}