diff --git a/playbooks/vhost_reboot.yml b/playbooks/vhost_reboot.yml
index b4d065c23c..79d55289be 100644
--- a/playbooks/vhost_reboot.yml
+++ b/playbooks/vhost_reboot.yml
@@ -47,17 +47,17 @@
   - name: figure out which node to delegate os cordon to
     set_fact:
       os_delegate_via: os-master01
-    when: hostvars[inventory_hostname]['vmhost'] != hostvars['os-master01.phx2.fedoraproject.org']['vmhost']
+    when: hostvars[inventory_hostname].vmhost != hostvars['os-master01.phx2.fedoraproject.org'].vmhost
 
   - name: figure out which node to delegate os cordon to
     set_fact:
       os_delegate_via: os-master02
-    when: hostvars[inventory_hostname]['vmhost'] != hostvars['os-master02.phx2.fedoraproject.org']['vmhost']
+    when: hostvars[inventory_hostname].vmhost != hostvars['os-master02.phx2.fedoraproject.org'].vmhost
 
   - name: figure out which node to delegate os cordon to
     set_fact:
       os_delegate_via: os-master03
-    when: hostvars[inventory_hostname]['vmhost'] != hostvars['os-master03.phx2.fedoraproject.org']['vmhost']
+    when: hostvars[inventory_hostname].vmhost != hostvars['os-master03.phx2.fedoraproject.org'].vmhost
 
   - name: drain OS node if necessary
     command: oc adm drain {{inventory_hostname }} --ignore-daemonsets --delete-local-data
@@ -129,17 +129,17 @@
   - name: figure out which node to delegate os uncordon to
     set_fact:
       os_delegate_via: os-master01
-    when: hostvars[inventory_hostname]['vmhost'] != hostvars['os-master01.phx2.fedoraproject.org']['vmhost']
+    when: hostvars[inventory_hostname].vmhost != hostvars['os-master01.phx2.fedoraproject.org'].vmhost
 
   - name: figure out which node to delegate os uncordon to
     set_fact:
       os_delegate_via: os-master02
-    when: hostvars[inventory_hostname]['vmhost'] != hostvars['os-master02.phx2.fedoraproject.org']['vmhost']
+    when: hostvars[inventory_hostname].vmhost != hostvars['os-master02.phx2.fedoraproject.org'].vmhost
 
   - name: figure out which node to delegate os uncordon to
     set_fact:
       os_delegate_via: os-master03
-    when: hostvars[inventory_hostname]['vmhost'] != hostvars['os-master03.phx2.fedoraproject.org']['vmhost']
+    when: hostvars[inventory_hostname].vmhost != hostvars['os-master03.phx2.fedoraproject.org'].vmhost
 
   - name: Add back to openshift
     command: oc adm uncordon {{inventory_hostname}}