diff --git a/tasks/fedmsg_base.yml b/tasks/fedmsg_base.yml
index 267eacf88a..f0dd695774 100644
--- a/tasks/fedmsg_base.yml
+++ b/tasks/fedmsg_base.yml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
     owner={{item['owner']}}
     group={{item['group']}}
   with_items: ${fedmsg_certs}
-  when: fedmsg_certs is not []
+  when: fedmsg_certs != []
   tags:
   - config
 
@@ -57,6 +57,6 @@
     owner={{item['owner']}}
     group={{item['group']}}
   with_items: ${fedmsg_certs}
-  when: fedmsg_certs is not []
+  when: fedmsg_certs != []
   tags:
   - config