diff --git a/roles/fedmsg/irc/tasks/main.yml b/roles/fedmsg/irc/tasks/main.yml
index 926f9eec47..64e859a238 100644
--- a/roles/fedmsg/irc/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/fedmsg/irc/tasks/main.yml
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@
   package:
     state: present
     name:
-    - packages
+    - python2-fedmsg-meta-fedora-infrastructure
     - fedmsg/irc
-  with_items:
+    - python-twisted-words
+  tags:
   - fedmsg-irc
-  - python2-fedmsg-meta-fedora-infrastructure
-  - python-twisted-words
+  - packages
 
 - name: ensure that nrpe has rights to monitor us
   file: >