diff --git a/Taskfile.yaml b/Taskfile.yaml
index 29adbfe3..67511d45 100644
--- a/Taskfile.yaml
+++ b/Taskfile.yaml
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ tasks:
   rook-tools:
     desc: "Exec rook-tools container"
     cmds:
-    - kubectl -n rook-ceph exec -it ${PODS} -- ceph status
-    - kubectl -n rook-ceph exec -it ${PODS} -- bash
+    - kubectl -n rook-ceph exec -it {{ .PODS }} -- ceph status
+    - kubectl -n rook-ceph exec -it {{ .PODS }} -- bash
     vars:
       PODS:
         sh: kubectl -n rook-ceph get pod -l "app=rook-ceph-tools" -o jsonpath='{.items[*].metadata.name}'