diff --git a/playbooks/vhost-reboot.yml b/playbooks/vhost-reboot.yml
index cda1c9f64e..aaa3a0741b 100644
--- a/playbooks/vhost-reboot.yml
+++ b/playbooks/vhost-reboot.yml
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@
   - name: get list of guests
     action: virt command=list_vms
     register: vmlist
+
   - name: add them to a bogus group
     local_action: add_host hostname=$item groupname=myvms_new
-    with_items = ${vmlist['list_vms']}
-
+    with_items: ${vmlist['list_vms']}
 
 
 - name: halt instances