diff --git a/roles/ipsilon/tasks/main.yml b/roles/ipsilon/tasks/main.yml
index 277cd8c4d2..a89b551119 100644
--- a/roles/ipsilon/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/ipsilon/tasks/main.yml
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@
   - ipsilon
 
 - include_tasks: patches.yml
+  tags:
+  - ipsilon
+  - patches
 
 - name: Destroy admin ticket
   command: kdestroy -A
diff --git a/roles/ipsilon/tasks/patches.yml b/roles/ipsilon/tasks/patches.yml
index 7829ddfc5e..71391238a5 100644
--- a/roles/ipsilon/tasks/patches.yml
+++ b/roles/ipsilon/tasks/patches.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 - name: prepare the patches directory
   file:
     path: /opt/ipsilon-patches
-    state: dir
+    state: directory
 
 - name: download patches
   ansible.builtin.get_url: