diff --git a/roles/koji_hub/tasks/main.yml b/roles/koji_hub/tasks/main.yml
index 7af6dd0dfb..e731300a78 100644
--- a/roles/koji_hub/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/koji_hub/tasks/main.yml
@@ -40,12 +40,12 @@
   - config
 
 - name: init serial file
-  shell: "echo 01 > /etc/pki/koji/serial.txt" creates=/etc/pki/koji/serial.txt
+  shell: creates=/etc/pki/koji/serial.txt echo 01 > /etc/pki/koji/serial.txt 
   tags:
   - config
 
 - name: init koji ca key file
-  shell: "openssl genrsa -out /etc/pki/koji/private/koji_ca_cert.key 2048" creates=/etc/pki/koji/private/koji_ca_cert.key
+  shell: creates=/etc/pki/koji/private/koji_ca_cert.key openssl genrsa -out /etc/pki/koji/private/koji_ca_cert.key 2048
   tags:
   - config