diff --git a/roles/supybot/tasks/main.yml b/roles/supybot/tasks/main.yml
index 3e3f807aa9..df2c41c057 100644
--- a/roles/supybot/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/supybot/tasks/main.yml
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@
 - name: Create the RabbitMQ user
   import_role:
     name: rabbit/user
+  vars:
     username: "{{ botname }}"
   when:
   - env == "staging"