diff --git a/morpheus/_lib/cmake/libmorpheus.cmake b/morpheus/_lib/cmake/libmorpheus.cmake
index 4a22e83757..d56ad26c0f 100644
--- a/morpheus/_lib/cmake/libmorpheus.cmake
+++ b/morpheus/_lib/cmake/libmorpheus.cmake
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ install(DIRECTORY
   COMPONENT Core
 )
 
-set(code_string "include(\"${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/morpheus_utils/load.cmake\")\n")
+set(code_string "include(\"\${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/morpheus_utils/load.cmake\")\n")
 
 # Need to explicitly set VERSION ${PROJECT_VERSION} here since rapids_cmake gets
 # confused with the `RAPIDS_VERSION` variable we use