diff --git a/lib/ceilometer b/lib/ceilometer
index 5476773f5a..59f572c016 100644
--- a/lib/ceilometer
+++ b/lib/ceilometer
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ function install_ceilometerclient {
 # start_ceilometer() - Start running processes, including screen
 function start_ceilometer {
     if [[ "$VIRT_DRIVER" = 'libvirt' ]]; then
-        screen_it ceilometer-acompute "cd ; sg $LIBVIRT_GROUP \"ceilometer-agent-compute --config-file $CEILOMETER_CONF\""
+        screen_it ceilometer-acompute "cd ; sg $LIBVIRT_GROUP 'ceilometer-agent-compute --config-file $CEILOMETER_CONF'"
     fi
     if [[ "$VIRT_DRIVER" = 'vsphere' ]]; then
         screen_it ceilometer-acompute "cd ; ceilometer-agent-compute --config-file $CEILOMETER_CONF"