diff --git a/roles/beaker/server/tasks/main.yml b/roles/beaker/server/tasks/main.yml
index 641af2be10..baec70fb2c 100644
--- a/roles/beaker/server/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/beaker/server/tasks/main.yml
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@
   mysql_user:
     name: "{{ beaker_db_user }}"
     password: "{{ beaker_db_password }}"
-    priv: "{{ beaker_db_name }}.*:ALL,GRANT state=present"
+    priv: "{{ beaker_db_name }}.*:ALL,GRANT"
+    state: present
 
 - name: initialize beaker database
   command: "beaker-init -u {{beaker_server_admin_user}} -p {{beaker_server_admin_pass}} -e {{beaker_server_email}}"