diff --git a/.drone/drone.jsonnet b/.drone/drone.jsonnet
index 135f13ec64b3..bc4e6bc48816 100644
--- a/.drone/drone.jsonnet
+++ b/.drone/drone.jsonnet
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ local drone = [
           CIRLCE_TOKEN: {from_secret: "circle_token"}
         },
         commands: [
-          'curl -s --header "Content-Type: application/json" --data "{\"build_parameters\": {\"CIRCLE_JOB\": \"deploy\", \"IMAGE_NAMES\": \"$(make print-images)\"}}" --request POST https://circleci.com/api/v1.1/project/github/raintank/deployment_tools/tree/master?circle-token=$CIRCLE_TOKEN'
+          'curl -s --header "Content-Type: application/json" --data "{\\"build_parameters\\": {\\"CIRCLE_JOB\\": \\"deploy\\", \\"IMAGE_NAMES\\": \\"$(make print-images)\\"}}" --request POST https://circleci.com/api/v1.1/project/github/raintank/deployment_tools/tree/master?circle-token=$CIRCLE_TOKEN'
         ]
       }
     ],
diff --git a/.drone/drone.yml b/.drone/drone.yml
index 84078a9507bf..35fae368247c 100644
--- a/.drone/drone.yml
+++ b/.drone/drone.yml
@@ -429,9 +429,9 @@ kind: pipeline
 name: deploy
 steps:
 - commands:
-  - 'curl -s --header "Content-Type: application/json" --data "{"build_parameters":
-    {"CIRCLE_JOB": "deploy", "IMAGE_NAMES": "$(make print-images)"}}" --request POST
-    https://circleci.com/api/v1.1/project/github/raintank/deployment_tools/tree/master?circle-token=$CIRCLE_TOKEN'
+  - 'curl -s --header "Content-Type: application/json" --data "{\"build_parameters\":
+    {\"CIRCLE_JOB\": \"deploy\", \"IMAGE_NAMES\": \"$(make print-images)\"}}" --request
+    POST https://circleci.com/api/v1.1/project/github/raintank/deployment_tools/tree/master?circle-token=$CIRCLE_TOKEN'
   environment:
     CIRLCE_TOKEN:
       from_secret: circle_token