diff --git a/templates/build_python_environment.sh b/templates/build_python_environment.sh
index 42de8d0e0dbebd364e6266309496e0f902c07a12..49cf83c21a1a4f89384fcd5b5310a12f85d4571c 100644
--- a/templates/build_python_environment.sh
+++ b/templates/build_python_environment.sh
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ ln -sf $(which python3) ${WORKDIR}/python3
 requirements="%python_environment.requirements%"
 
 # Convert list with python format to a bash array
-requirements=($( echo ${requirements} | tr -d '[],'))
+requirements=($( echo ${requirements} | sed "s/'//g" | tr -d '[],'))
 
 # Install requirements.
 for requirement in ${requirements[@]} ; do