diff --git a/src/terraform-basic/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/src/terraform-basic/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index b431e9c..f48f9c6 100644
--- a/src/terraform-basic/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/src/terraform-basic/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     }
   },
   "remoteEnv": {
-    "TF_LOG": "'${templateOption:tfLog}",
-    "TF_LOG_PATH": "'${templateOption:tfLogPath}"
+    "TF_LOG": "${templateOption:tfLog}",
+    "TF_LOG_PATH": "${templateOption:tfLogPath}"
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/terraform-basic/devcontainer-template.json b/src/terraform-basic/devcontainer-template.json
index f99993b..6863b07 100644
--- a/src/terraform-basic/devcontainer-template.json
+++ b/src/terraform-basic/devcontainer-template.json
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     "tfLogPath": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "This specifies where the log should persist its output to. ",
-      "default": "./terraform.log"
+      "default": "terraform.log"
     }
   },
   "platforms": ["Any"]