diff --git a/plugins/rsyncd/index.py b/plugins/rsyncd/index.py
index d22c8c96f..0dd51a688 100755
--- a/plugins/rsyncd/index.py
+++ b/plugins/rsyncd/index.py
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ def makeLsyncdConf(data):
             content += "\t\tcompress = " + t['rsync']['compress'] + ",\n"
             content += "\t\t_extra = {\"--bwlimit=" + t['rsync'][
                 'bwlimit'] + "\", --port=\"" + str(t['rsync']['port']) + "\"}\n"
-            content += "\t\tpassword-file=\"" + cmd_pass + "\",\n"
+            content += "\t\tpassword-file = \"" + cmd_pass + "\",\n"
 
             content += "\t}\n"