diff --git a/tools/lib/ppf-common.sh b/tools/lib/ppf-common.sh
index d3cbb47..28d2577 100644
--- a/tools/lib/ppf-common.sh
+++ b/tools/lib/ppf-common.sh
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ compose_cmd() {
     local host="$1"; shift
     local cmd="$*"
     ansible_cmd "$host" -m raw -a \
-        "uid=\$(id -u podman) && cd /home/podman/ppf && sudo -u podman XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/\$uid podman-compose $cmd"
+        "uid=\$(id -u podman) && sudo -u podman bash -c 'export XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/'\$uid' && cd /home/podman/ppf && podman-compose $cmd'"
 }
 
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