diff --git a/roles/mailman/tasks/main.yml b/roles/mailman/tasks/main.yml
index 780515bfb6..e760df464c 100644
--- a/roles/mailman/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/mailman/tasks/main.yml
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@
   yum: pkg=policycoreutils-python state=installed
 
 - name: set the SELinux policy for the configuration directory
-  command: semanage fcontext -a -t etc_t "${mailman_webui_confdir}(/.*)?"
+  command: semanage fcontext -a -t etc_t "{{ mailman_webui_confdir }}(/.*)?"
 
 - name: set the SELinux policy for the fulltext index
-  command: semanage fcontext -a -t httpd_sys_content_t "${mailman_webui_basedir}/kittystore_search_index(/.*)?"
+  command: semanage fcontext -a -t httpd_sys_content_t "{{ mailman_webui_basedir }}/kittystore_search_index(/.*)?"
 
 - name: set the SELinux policy for the static files directory
-  command: semanage fcontext -a -t httpd_sys_content_t "${mailman_webui_basedir}/static(/.*)?"
+  command: semanage fcontext -a -t httpd_sys_content_t "{{ mailman_webui_basedir }}/static(/.*)?"
 
 - name: set the SELinux policy for the log directory
   command: semanage fcontext -a -t httpd_log_t "/var/log/hyperkitty(/.*)?"