diff --git a/roles/network/tasks/detected_network.yml b/roles/network/tasks/detected_network.yml
index bb21b1b2a4..0da2cb98c6 100644
--- a/roles/network/tasks/detected_network.yml
+++ b/roles/network/tasks/detected_network.yml
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@
   when: iiab_wireless_lan_iface is defined and nobridge is defined
 
 - name: Detect WiFi country code in use
-  shell: iw reg get | grep country | grep -v UNSET | awk '{print $2}' | sed "s|:||
+  shell: iw reg get | grep country | grep -v UNSET | awk '{print $2}' | sed "s|:||"
   register: REG_DOM
   ignore_errors: True
   when: wifi_up_down and can_be_ap and has_wifi_gateway is defined