diff --git a/roles/installer/tasks/database_configuration.yml b/roles/installer/tasks/database_configuration.yml
index 116517355..8165a1fb8 100644
--- a/roles/installer/tasks/database_configuration.yml
+++ b/roles/installer/tasks/database_configuration.yml
@@ -156,18 +156,14 @@
 
 - name: Check if postgres pod is running an older version
   block:
-    - name: Set path to PG_VERSION file for given container image
-      set_fact:
-        path_to_pg_version: '{{ postgres_data_path }}/PG_VERSION'
-
     - name: Get old PostgreSQL version
       k8s_exec:
         namespace: "{{ ansible_operator_meta.namespace }}"
         pod: "{{ old_postgres_pod['metadata']['name'] }}"
         command: |
           bash -c """
-          if [ -f {{ path_to_pg_version }} ]; then
-            cat {{ path_to_pg_version }}
+          if [ -f "{{ postgres_data_path }}/PG_VERSION" ]; then
+            cat "{{ postgres_data_path }}/PG_VERSION"
           elif [ -f '/var/lib/postgresql/data/pgdata/PG_VERSION' ]; then
             cat '/var/lib/postgresql/data/pgdata/PG_VERSION'
           fi