diff --git a/git_commit.py b/git_commit.py
index b16fbfce60586d0271b5f49d576518861ac8e6de..3ea965d288dd5c240e0c72d58b00921c91344777 100644
--- a/git_commit.py
+++ b/git_commit.py
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@ def git_commit(ch, method, properties, body):
         with open(user_ldif, 'w') as ldif_u,\
             open(group_ldif, 'w') as ldif_g:
             logger.debug(f"ldapsearch -LLL -x -h ldapserver -b 'dc=cm,dc=cluster' uid={username} > {user_ldif}")
-            ldapsearch('-LLL', '-x', '-h', 'ldapserver', '-b', "'dc=cm,dc=cluster'", f"uid={username}", _out=ldif_u)
+            ldapsearch('-LLL', '-x', '-h', 'ldapserver', '-b', "dc=cm,dc=cluster", f"uid={username}", _out=ldif_u)
             logger.debug(f"ldapsearch -LLL -x -h ldapserver -b 'ou=Group,dc=cm,dc=cluster' cn={username} > {group_ldif}")
-            ldapsearch('-LLL', '-x', '-h', 'ldapserver', '-b', "'ou=Group,dc=cm,dc=cluster'", f"cn={username}", _out=ldif_g)
+            ldapsearch('-LLL', '-x', '-h', 'ldapserver', '-b', "ou=Group,dc=cm,dc=cluster", f"cn={username}", _out=ldif_g)
         logger.info('user ldif files generated.')
 
         logger.debug('git add %s', user_ldif)