diff --git a/dogfood/main.tf b/dogfood/main.tf
index 0727a8cb1f..32640baf70 100644
--- a/dogfood/main.tf
+++ b/dogfood/main.tf
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ resource "coder_agent" "dev" {
     sudo service docker start
     DOTFILES_URI=${var.dotfiles_uri}
     if [ -n "$DOTFILES_URI" ]; then
-      coder dotfiles var.dotfiles_uri -y 2>&1 | tee  ~/.personalize.log
+      coder dotfiles "$DOTFILES_URI" -y 2>&1 | tee  ~/.personalize.log
     fi
     EOF
 }