diff --git a/playbooks/restart_unbound.yml b/playbooks/restart_unbound.yml
index 913deaef9a..748af4f4ed 100644
--- a/playbooks/restart_unbound.yml
+++ b/playbooks/restart_unbound.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
  vars_files:
   - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/global.yml
-  - ${vars}/${ansible_distribution}.yml
+  - "{{ vars }}/{{ ansible_distribution }}.yml"
 
   tasks:
   - include: "{{ tasks }}/restart_unbound.yml"
diff --git a/playbooks/vhost_reboot.yml b/playbooks/vhost_reboot.yml
index 3de96660b5..470a911b9b 100644
--- a/playbooks/vhost_reboot.yml
+++ b/playbooks/vhost_reboot.yml
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
 
   vars_files:
    - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/global.yml
-   - ${vars}/${ansible_distribution}.yml
+   - "{{ vars }}/{{ ansible_distribution }}.yml"
 
   tasks:
   - include: "{{ tasks }}/restart_unbound.yml"