diff --git a/deploy/cloud-info/backend.tf b/deploy/cloud-info/backend.tf
index 1fabdd8..9adb13c 100644
--- a/deploy/cloud-info/backend.tf
+++ b/deploy/cloud-info/backend.tf
@@ -1,11 +1,3 @@
-# This is where the info about the deployment is to be stored
-terraform {
-  backend "swift" {
-    container = "terraform"
-    cloud     = "backend"
-  }
-}
-
 # The provider where the deployment is actually performed
 provider "openstack" {
   cloud = "deploy"
diff --git a/deploy/deploy.sh b/deploy/deploy.sh
index d53ad0d..a726c5d 100755
--- a/deploy/deploy.sh
+++ b/deploy/deploy.sh
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ ansible-galaxy role install -r galaxy-requirements.yaml
 if ansible-playbook -i inventory.yaml \
 	--extra-vars @secrets.yaml \
 	--extra-vars @extra-vars.yaml \
-	--extra-vars ACCESS_TOKEN=$ACCESS_TOKEN \
+	--extra-vars ACCESS_TOKEN="$ACCESS_TOKEN" \
 	--tags "$TAGS" \
 	playbook.yaml >ansible.log 2>&1; then
 	status_summary="success"