diff --git a/tasks/virt_instance_create.yml b/tasks/virt_instance_create.yml
index 0b5fa2993a..45a021c3b0 100644
--- a/tasks/virt_instance_create.yml
+++ b/tasks/virt_instance_create.yml
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
     - armv7-kernel
 
 - name: set it to autostart
-  virt: command=autostart name={{ inventory_hostname }}
+  virt: autostart=True name={{ inventory_hostname }}
   delegate_to: "{{ vmhost }}"
   when: inventory_hostname not in result.list_vms