diff --git a/playbooks/vhost_reboot.yml b/playbooks/vhost_reboot.yml
index debf1df474..da43bed2f5 100644
--- a/playbooks/vhost_reboot.yml
+++ b/playbooks/vhost_reboot.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 
   - name: add them to myvms_new group
     local_action: add_host hostname=$item groupname=myvms_new
-    with_items: {{ vmlist.list_vms }}
+    with_items: mlist.list_vms
 
 - name: halt instances
   hosts: myvms_new