diff --git a/applicationset/examples/list-generator/list-example-fasttemplate.yaml b/applicationset/examples/list-generator/list-example-fasttemplate.yaml
index a671ee45fa..952c6097f7 100644
--- a/applicationset/examples/list-generator/list-example-fasttemplate.yaml
+++ b/applicationset/examples/list-generator/list-example-fasttemplate.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ spec:
       source:
         repoURL: https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd.git
         targetRevision: HEAD
-        path: applicationset/examples/list-generator/guestbook/{{cluster}}
+        path: 'applicationset/examples/list-generator/guestbook/{{cluster}}'
       destination:
         server: '{{url}}'
         namespace: guestbook
diff --git a/applicationset/examples/list-generator/list-example.yaml b/applicationset/examples/list-generator/list-example.yaml
index 03e33130ba..3c6d0d5ede 100644
--- a/applicationset/examples/list-generator/list-example.yaml
+++ b/applicationset/examples/list-generator/list-example.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ spec:
       source:
         repoURL: https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd.git
         targetRevision: HEAD
-        path: applicationset/examples/list-generator/guestbook/{{.cluster}}
+        path: 'applicationset/examples/list-generator/guestbook/{{.cluster}}'
       destination:
         server: '{{.url}}'
         namespace: guestbook