diff --git a/playbooks/groups/fedoauth.yml b/playbooks/groups/fedoauth.yml
index bfad471f3b..62c75bb0c1 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/fedoauth.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/fedoauth.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # NOTE: most of these vars_path come from group_vars/fedoauth* or from hostvars
 
 - name: make fedoauth
-  hosts: fedoauth-stg;fedoauth
+  hosts: fedoauth-stg:fedoauth
   user: root
   gather_facts: False
 
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   - include: "{{ handlers }}/restart_services.yml"
 
 - name: make the box be real
-  hosts: fedoauth-stg;fedoauth
+  hosts: fedoauth-stg:fedoauth
   user: root
   gather_facts: True
   accelerate: True
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
   - include: "{{ handlers }}/restart_services.yml"
 
 - name: deploy fedoauth itself
-  hosts: fedoauth-stg;fedoauth
+  hosts: fedoauth-stg:fedoauth
   user: root
   gather_facts: True
   accelerate: True