diff --git a/roles/caddy/templates/Caddyfile.j2 b/roles/caddy/templates/Caddyfile.j2
index 68ceb47..864da41 100644
--- a/roles/caddy/templates/Caddyfile.j2
+++ b/roles/caddy/templates/Caddyfile.j2
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
-{%- if caddy_email is not none %}   
-    email {{ caddy_email }}
+{%- if caddy_email is not undefined and not none %}   
+    email "{{ caddy_email }}"
 {% endif %}
 
 {% if caddy_tls_use_staging is sameas true %}