diff --git a/roles/koji_builder/tasks/main.yml b/roles/koji_builder/tasks/main.yml
index d3e5a6c9d4..31146e5086 100644
--- a/roles/koji_builder/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/koji_builder/tasks/main.yml
@@ -257,14 +257,14 @@
 
 - name: HOTFIX ssl fix for koji
   copy: src=__init__.py dest=/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/koji/__init__.py
-  when: ansible_distribution_major_version|int != '6'
+  when: ansible_distribution_major_version|int != 6
   tags:
   - koji_builder
   - hotfix
 
 - name: HOTFIX ssl fix for koji
   copy: src=__init__.py dest=/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/koji/__init__.py
-  when: ansible_distribution_major_version|int == '6'
+  when: ansible_distribution_major_version|int == 6
   tags:
   - koji_builder
   - hotfix