diff --git a/tasks/hosts.yml b/tasks/hosts.yml
index c8970d54fe..ce2d0023a5 100644
--- a/tasks/hosts.yml
+++ b/tasks/hosts.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,10 @@
 - name: setup /etc/hosts for some clients
   action: copy src=$item dest=/etc/hosts
   with_first_found:
-  - files: $files/hosts/${ ansible_fqdn }-hosts $files/hosts/${ ansible_hostname }-hosts $files/hosts/${ ansible_domain }-hosts $files/hosts/${ host_group }-hosts
+  - $files/hosts/${ ansible_fqdn }-hosts
+  - $files/hosts/${ ansible_hostname }-hosts
+  - $files/hosts/${ ansible_domain }-hosts
+  - $files/hosts/${ host_group }-hosts
 #    skip: true
   ignore_errors: true
   tags: