diff --git a/roles/format_blobfs/templates/format_disks.sh.j2 b/roles/format_blobfs/templates/format_disks.sh.j2
index 3454b70..02c9782 100644
--- a/roles/format_blobfs/templates/format_disks.sh.j2
+++ b/roles/format_blobfs/templates/format_disks.sh.j2
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ source {{ xrt_setenv }}
 source {{ gcc_setenv }}
 {% for pcie_addr in pcie_addrs.stdout_lines -%}
     {% set sn_regex = '^.+traddr:[^"]+" "([^"]+)"$' -%}
-    ./mkfs_blobfs {{ target_conf_dir }}/blobfs.mkfs.in.{{ loop.index0 }}.conf "{{ pcie_addr | regex_replace(sn_regex, '\\1') }}n1"{% if ansible_virtualization_role == "host" %} &{% endif %}
+    ./mkfs_blobfs {{ target_conf_dir }}/blobfs.mkfs.in.{{ loop.index0 }}.conf "{{ pcie_addr | regex_replace(sn_regex, '\\1') }}n1"
 
 {% endfor %}
 wait